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NEW YORK : 
THOMAS KELLY, PUBLISHER, 
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PRIVATE BAPTISM/ 



The Manner of Lay Persons Baptizing an Infant in 
case of Danger of Death. 

Take common water, pour it on the head or face of 
the child, and while you are pouring it, say the following 
words : — 

" I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen." 

Note. — Any person, whether man, woman, or child, 
may baptize an infant in case of danger of death, and it 
should be done without waiting to send for a priest, 
who may not arrive in time. If the child lives, it 
should be taken to the IrnTW^T^trrrr^ thta rrirm~nr~ 



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CONTENTS. 

PAGE 



An Abridgment of the Christian Doctrine 30 

Act of Contrition , . . . 40 

of Faith before Communion 300 

of Hope before Communion 301 

of Charity before Communion 303 

of Desire before Communion 304 

of Thanksgiving before Communion 306 

of Fear before Communion 308 

of Humility before Communion 311 

of Praise and Adoration after Communion ... 319 

of Hope after Communion 321 

of Love after Communion 324 

of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.. 335 
of Thanksgiving after having received the 

Holy Communion or Viaticum 392 

Acts of Contrition, Faith, Hope, and Charity 163 

Acts of the most necessary Virtues to be made in 

Time of Sickness . , . 373 

Angelical Salutation, The 43 

Angelus, The 52 

Apostles' Creed, The 43 

Arch Confraternity of the Immaculate Heart of Mary 461 

Asperges, The 178 

Aspirations before Confession 288 

Aspirations after Communion 329 

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 526 

Blessing, The 60 

Chaplet and Prayers of the Sacred Heart 342 

Confiteor, The, or General Confession .... 44 

Confraternity of the Living Rosary , ... 458 

Confraternity of the Rosary 457 



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Daily Prayer in Time of Sickness 370 

Daily Preparation for Death 376 

Devout Act of Contrition. . . . = 163 

Devout Aspirations after Communion 329 

Devout Method of Hearing Mass ...... 214 

Devout Prayers 50 

Devout Recommendation 48 

Devotions for Confession 263 

Devotions for Communion 300 

Devotions to the Sacred Heart 335 

Devotions for every Day in the Week : — 

Sunday — To the most Holy Trinity 62 

Monday— To the Holy Ghost 64 

Tuesday — To our Guardian Angel 66 

Wednesday — To St. Joseph 67 

Thursday — Before the Blessed Sacrament .... 68 

Friday — To Jesus suffering 70 

Saturday — To the Blessed Virgin 72 

Devotions for the Sick . 368 

Epistles and Gospels for Sundays and Holidays.. . 624 

Explanation of the Ceremonies of the Mass 17 

Explanation concerning Indulgences 27, 597 

Feasts and Fasts 9 

Fifteen Meditations on the Passion of our Saviour 353 

Forty Hours' Devotion 535 

Funeral Mass 562 

Funeral Service 591 

Going forth from your House 61 

Grace before Meat 61 

Grace after Meat 61 

Holy or Blessed Water 26, 177 

How to Hear Mass 13 



CONTENTS. 5 

PAGE 

Hymns : — 

Te Lucis Ante Terminum 84 

Lucis Creator Optime 506 

Dies irae 569 

For Christmas — Adeste Fideles 608 

" " in English. . . 609 

For Easter— O Filii et Filiae 611 

" in English 613 

For Whit-Sunday — Veni Creator Spiritus. . . . 614 
" " in English. . 615 

Hymn after Communion 617 

St. Casimir's Hymn . 618 

Sweet Month of May 619 

Te Deum 621 

Lo, upon the Altar 623 

Indulgences Explained 27, 597 

Instructions before Communion 300 

Instructions and Devotions for the Sick 368 

Invitation, An, or the Devout Soul's Repair to the 

Sacred Heart 337 

Jubilee, Explanation of 344 

Litany of the most Holy Name of Jesus 54 

Litany of our Blessed Lady of Loretto 87 

Litany of the Saints 109 

Litany of St. Patrick 553 

Litany of St. Bridget 557 

Litany for a happy Death 379 

Litany for the Sick and Preparation for Death 384 

Litany for a Soul Departing 399 

Litany for the Dead 413 

Little Office of the Immaculate Conception 539 

Lord's Prayer, The 42 



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PAGE 

Mass, Devout Method of Hearing 214 

Ordinary of 180 

Manner of Serving at 726 

Memorare, The 483 

Morning Prayer 38 

Morning Oblation 41 

Night Prayers before going to Bed 74 

Oblation, An, after Communion 325 

Oblation for every Morning and Evening 149 

Offering of St. Ignatius 42 

Prayer for Perseverance in Goodness 50 

to your Angel Guardian 51 

at Morning, Noon, and Evening 52 

for the Dead 83 

at Settling to Sleep 92 

for God's Holy Church 121 

for the Chief Bishop 121 

for all Degrees of the Church 122 

in any Necessity 122 

against the Persecutors of the Church 123 

for the President of the United States 123 

for the Afflicted 124 

for Heretics, etc 124 

for the Jews 124 

for Pagans 125 

in time of War 125 

in time of Famine 126 

for Rain 126 

for fair Weather , 126 

in any Tribulation 127 

for Remission of Sin 127 

against Temptations. . 127 



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PAGE 

Prayer for such as are on a Journey, 128 

for the Sick 128 

for the Living 129 

for our Friends 129 

for our Enemies 130 

against Wicked Thoughts 130 

for Charity 130 

for Patience 131 

for the Holy Catholic Church 131 

for Special Friends 131 

for a Friend in Tribulation 132 

for those who are in Service. ... . 132 

for the Master or Mistress of a Family ... 134 

for Parents , . . . 136 

for Children under a Parent's care 138 

for Scholars before Study 139 

to be said daily by a Woman with Child, . . 140 

for a Husband or Wife. 142 

for Widows , 144 

for those who lead a Single Life 145 

for the Rich 147 

before the Acts 167 

before Mass 171 

for obtaining Contrition 280 

before receiving Communion 313 

for Perseverance after Communion ....... 326 

for the whole State of Christ's Church 600 

to the Eternal Word 346 

before receiving the Viaticum 389 

before Extreme Unction 394 

after Extreme Unction 396 

on the day of a Person's Decease or Burial 419 



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PAGE 

Prayers at Morning 3S 

Prayers at Night 47 

Prayers before Confession 28 1 

Prayers after Confession 296 

Prayers before Communion 300 

Prayers after Communion 31S 

Prayers for a Happy Death 379, 530 

Preparation for Communion 293 

Reparation, The, of Honor to The Sacred Heart. . 338 

Rosary of the Blessed Name of Jesus 428 

Rosary of the Blessed Virgin 441 

Salve Regina 59 

Scapulars, The 458, 459, 460 

Serving at Mass 726 

Seven Penitential Psalms 95 

Sign of the Cross, The 25 

Stations ; or Way of the Cross 462 

St. Bridget, Litany of 557 

Chaplet of 559 

St. Ignatius, Offering of 42 

St. Patrick, Prayer to 55 1 

Litany of 553 

Table of Feasts and Fasts 9 

Table of Movable Feasts 12 

Te Deum 621 

Thirty Days' Prayer to our Redeemer 421 

Thirty Days' Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary.. . 156 

Universal Prayer for all things Necessary 3 $4 

Upon the Sign of the Cross 25 

Vespers for Sundays 4^4 

Way of the Cross 4°2 



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FEASTS AM) FASTS. 



HOLIDAYS OF OBLIGATION IN 
THE UNITED STATES. 

(To be kept as Sundays by hearing Mass and refrain- 
ing from servile works.) 

1. The Circumcision of Our Lord . Jan. I. 

2. The Epiphany of Our Lord. Jan. 6. 

3. The Annunciation of the 
Blessed Virgin. . . . Mar. 250 

4. The Ascension of Our Lord. 

5. Corpus Christi. 

6. The Assumption of the Blessed 
Virgin Aug. 15. 

7. All Saints . . • . Nov. 1. 

8. The Immaculate Conception. Dec. 8. 

9. The Nativity of Our Lord. Dec. 25. 



Feasts and Fasts. 1 1 



In the original dioceses of New Orleans, 
St. Louis, Mobile, Vincennes, Dubuque, 
Little Rock and Chicago, Nos. I, 2, 3 and 
5 are not of obligation, and Fridays in Ad- 
vent are not fast days. 

Fasting Days. 

All days in Lent, except Sundays. 

The Eve of Whitsuntide. 

The Quarter-Tenses, or Ember-days, that 
occur in the four seasons of the year. 

The Vigil of the Assumption of the Bles- 
sed Virgin Mary, and of All Saints. 

Every Friday in Advent, and Christmas 
Eve. 

Days of Abstinence from Flesh Meat. 

Every day in Lent, except when the use 
of meat is allowed by the Archbishop 
or Bishop of the diocese. 

All Fridays in the year. 

All Ember-days and Vigils as above. 
If a fasting day fall on a Sunday, the 

fast is kept on the Saturday before. If 

Christmas Day fall upon a Friday, neither 

fast nor abstinence is observed. 



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N.B. — The Catholic Church commands 
all her children, 

I. To be present at the great Eucharistic 
Sacrifice of the Mass, and to rest from ser- 
vile works on Sundays and holidays. 

II. To abstain from flesh on all the days 
of fasting and abstinence. 

III. To confess their sins at least once 
a year. 

IV. To receive the Blessed Sacrament 
at least once a year, during the Easter 
time. 

The time for satisfying the Easter pre- 
cept in the United States, is, in virtue of 
a concession of the Holy See from the 
first Sunday of Lent to Trinity Sunday, 
both inclusive. 

V. To enter no Secret Society or take 
the oath of any. No one who does, can 
be admitted to the Sacraments of the 
Church. 

VI. Not to send their children to schools 
where they cannot be instructed in the 
faith, and where they are in danger of 
losing their faith. 



HOW TO HEAR MASS. 



HE Church is the House of God, and 



X it claims from all Christians the 
greatest reverence. Jesus Christ, our 
God, our Redeemer, our High Priest and 
Victim, who will one day be our inexor- 
able judge, is present in the tabernacle, 
and will in Holy Mass renew the sacrifice 
of Calvary. Is there not enough in this 
thought — enough to overwhelm us with 
awe, and prevent all worldly sinful 
thoughts, every irreverence, every distrac- 
tion ! If we could behold the angels who 
are invisibly present, to join in the great 
sacrifice and bear the offering to the altar 




1 4 Haw to Hear Mass. 



on high, we could learn how we should 
hear Mass. 

With what reverence should we not 
offer the sacrifice of the Mass with the 
priest ? It is not merely a ceremony at 
which we are present. It is a sacrifice in 
which we are vitally interested. Though 
it is only the priest who speaks in the holy 
sacrifice and offers it to God, yet all pres- 
ent offer it up in union with the priest. 
Our Lord has instituted Mass in such a 
manner as to serve for all and each of us 
as a sacrifice worthy of being offered to 
the Divinity, and as a victim most agree- 
able to him, so that Mass is a common 
good to all and to each in particular. 

Let us offer Mass with and through the 
priest with the greatest reverence, devo- 
tion, and awe, remembering the ends for 
which sacrifice was instituted. It is our 
sacrifice of Adoration, recognizing God as 
our creator, our first beginning and last 
end, and rendering him the homage due 
his divine Majesty. It is our sacrifice of 
Expiation, alone able to atone for our sins 



How to Hear Mass. 1 5 



and those of the world, and for all the 
irreverences and neglect committed during 
Mass. It is our sacrifice of Thanksgiving 
to thank God for his great glory, for all 
the graces and glory he has bestowed on 
the blessed Virgin and all the saints ; and 
for the graces hestow T ed on us and all 
mankind, temporal and spiritual. It is 
our sacrifice of Impetration to ask of God 
all the graces we need for soul and body, 
above all the graces of true contrition 
and final perseverance ; and in regard to 
temporal things to ask for them in sub- 
mission to his holy will. 

Mass is, too, in its very nature a com- 
memoration of the Passion and Death of 
our Lord, and to hear it well, we should, 
as so many of the saints recommend, 
place ourselves on Calvary, and follow 
our divine Lord through all the stages of 
the passion. 

As there is nothing more sublime in 
Heaven and on earth than the celebration 
of the Holy Mass, it is our duty to pre- 



1 6 How to Hear Mass. 



pare ourselves worthily for offering the 
sacred mysteries. 

To offer it well we should think of these 
objects for which it is instituted, and 
begin by offering it for those ends. 

We may then meditate on the Passion 
during the Mass, or use the prayers in this 
or some other manual, endeavoring to 
enter into the spirit of sacrifice, not 
merelv reading them with little attention 
to the real meaning and spirit. 

It is a pious way, commended by many, 
to say the Rosary during the Mass. 
When this is done it is well to add on the 
Hail Mary, in the first decade after the 
holy name of Jesus : " Whom I offer to 
God as a sacrifice of propitiation for my 
sins." In the second decade: "Whom I 
offer to God as a sacrifice of impetration." 
In the third and fourth decades : " Whom 
I oner to God as a sacrifice of adoration," 
and in the fifth decade : " Whom I offer 
to God as a sacrifice of thanksgiving." 

The response to our petitions at Mass 
depends on our- devotion in offering it 



EXPLANATION OF CEREMONIES, ETC., 

USED EN THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS. 



ALL the visible rites employed in and 
about the Sacrifice of the Mass 
tend to instruction, and to the commem- 
oration of the death and passion of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, in compliance with his 
own command, k ' Do this in remembrance 
of me," I Cor. id. 24: that is, do this in 
memory of my passion. This is plainly to 
be observed in the altar and its ornaments, 
as likewise in the garments with which the 
priest is invested, viz. : 

The Altar signifies Mount Calvary, 
whereon Jesus Christ (the only Son of 
God, and 'second person of the Blessed 

2— K. of H. 



1 8 Explanation of Ceremonies. 



Trinity, our Redeemer) was crucified upon 
a reproachful cross ; which very word. 
Altar, hath relation to sacrifice, which 
must necessarily be offered to God in that 
church where his true faith is professed : 
and therefore this name of Altar is men- 
tioned by St. Paul, Heb. xiii. 10: "We 
have an Altar, whereof they have no right 
to eat who serve the tabernacle : " and I 
Cor., as it is likewise in St. Matt. v. 24. 
All which is sufficient warrant for us to 
use the name of Altar; which also repre- 
sents the table whereon our Saviour cele- 
brated his last supper with his disciples, 
the night before he suffered. 

The Corporal and Linen Cloths that 
cover the Altar, signify the linen cloth 
that wrapped the sacred body of Christ 
when he was laid in the sepulchre. 

The Candles lighted on the Altar sig- 
nify the light of faith revealed to the Jews 
and Gentiles ; and they advertise us of the 
great splendor both of faith, of good life 
and works, required in the celebration of 
so high and dreadful a mystery. 



Explanatiofi of Ceremonies, ig 

The Crucifix betokens our blessed Re- 
deemer's victory over death, and is placed 
in the midst of the Altar to represent to 
our mind the death and passion of Jesus 
Christ, which is there chiefly to be con- 
sidered, and piously meditated on in that 
holy sacrifice. 

The Chalice denotes the holy sepulchre 
of our Lord. 

The Paten, the great stone which was 
rolled against the door of the same sepul- 
chre. 

Garments wherewith the Priest is vested 
during the time of Mass. 

The Amice, a linen cloth which the 
priest draws over his face, and fastens on 
his neck, signifies the rag of linen where- 
with the Jews blindfolded Christ, our 
Saviour, in mockery, when they smote 
and buffeted him, saying, " Prophesy unto 
us, O Christ, who is he that struck thee." 
Matt. xxvi. 68. 

The Alb (that is, a white linen garment) 



20 Explanation of Ceremonies. 

represents the garment which Herod put 
on Christ after he had despised and 
mocked him. Luke xxiii. 

The Maniple that the priest wears on 
his left arm, and the Stole that hangs 
about his neck, and the Girdle, figure the 
cords and fetters with which the officers 
of the Jews bound Christ, and led him 
from one place to another. John xviii. 

The Chasuble (the upper garment) ex- 
presses the purple garment the soldiers 
put on Jesus Christ, Matt, xv., and the 
heavy cross also that Christ carried on his 
blessed shoulders to Mount Calvary. 

The Priest's Tonsure represents the 
crown of thorns which the soldiers platted, 
and put about the sacred head of our 
Saviour. Mark xv. 

Ceremonies of the Mass. 

THE Confiteor denotes the repentance 
and preparation we ought to have 
when we assist at the holy mysteries, and 
reminds us of the infinite faults we have 



Explanation of Ceremonies. 21 

committed, for which we ask pardon of 
God. 

The Gloria in Excelsis Deo puts us in 
mind of the hymn of praise which the 
angels sung at Christ's nativity. 

The Collect signifies the prayers which 
our Lord made in the temple, when he 
went with his mother and St. Joseph to 
Jerusalem, there to worship his heavenly 
Father. 

The Epistle represents the preaching 
of St. John the Baptist. 

The Gradual, the penance which ensued 
among the good people upon that preaching. 

The Holy Gospel betokens the holy 
preaching of our Saviour Jesus Christ. 

The Credo in unum Deum signifies the 
great fruit which ensued from the holy 
sermons of Christ. 

The Offertory denotes the great promp- 
titude and fervent affection of a deliberate 
will, which our Saviour had during his 
whole life, offering himself to God his 
Father for our redemption, and to suffer 
death for us. 





22 Explanation of Ceremonies. 

The Orate Fratres, with the secret 
prayers, signify the retreat of our Re- 
deemer, when he withdrew into the desert 
of Ephrem, where he retired secretly 
with his disciples, previous to his passion 
and death. 

The Preface and Sursum Corda signify 
his triumphant entry into Jerusalem, at 
which time the devout people received 
him with great acclamations of joy, saying, 
Hosanna in the highest. 

The Canon represents his prayer in the 
garden, the agony and sweating of blood 
he endured, and how all his disciples left 
him. 

The sundry Crosses that the priest 
makes over the host and chalice, before 
and after consecration, are mystical repre- 
sentations of the many grievous torments 
which Christ endured for the accomplish- 
ment of the general redemption of man- 
kind. 

The Elevation of the Host and Chalice 
figure the lifting up of Christ on the cross ; 
and inasmuch as the host and chalice are 





Explanation of Ceremonies. 23 

exhibited apart, the ceremony declares 
the separation of Christ's soul from his 
body, and his blood from his veins. The 
division of the host into three distinct 
parts, shows the three substances in Christ, 
viz. : the divine, of his person ; the spir- 
itual, of his soul ; and the material, of his 
body. And whereas one of the said parts 
is put into the chalice, and, as it were, 
buried therein, thereby is signified Christ's 
body in the sepulchre ; likewise its mingling 
with the blood demonstrates that the 
divine personality was never separated, 
either from his soul in his descent into 
hell, or from his body lying in the 
sepulchre. 

The Pax and Agnus Dei make us call 
to mind that our Saviour, being the inno- 
cent Lamb, without spot, has reconciled 
us to God his Father by his death and 
passion ; accomplishing his triumph at the 
resurrection, being our true paschal Lamb. 

The Priest's Benediction, given at the 
end of the Mass, represents the peculiar 
recommendations wherewith Christ did 



24 Explanation of Ceremonies. 

recommend his Church, at the rendering 
of his soul, into the hands of his divine 
Father. 

An Explanation of the Colors used by the 
Church at Divine Service. 

White is used on the feasts of our Lord, 
of the blessed Virgin, and of all such 
Saints as are not martyrs. 

Red is used at Whitsuntide, on the in- 
vention and exaltation of the Cross, and 
on the Feasts of the Apostles and Martyrs. 

Purple or Violet, the penitential color, 
is used on all the Sundays and Ferias of 
Advent, the penitential time from Septua- 
gesima till Easter : and on Vigils, Ember, 
and Rogation days, when the office is of 
them. 

The Green is used on all Sundays and 
Ferias from Trinity Sunday to Advent ex- 
clusively, and from the Octave of the 
Epiphany to Septuagesima, exclusively, 
whenever the office is of the Sunday ; but 
in the Paschal time White is used. 



Explanation of Ceremonies. 2 5 

The Black is used on Good Friday, and 
in Masses for the Dead, which may be 
said on any day which is not a Sunday or 
a Double, except from Palm Sunday to 
Low-Sunday, and during the Octave of 
the Epiphany, Pentecost, and Corpus 
Christi. 




The Sign of the Cross. 



THIS sign is prescribed in our Rituals 
to be frequently used, particularly in 
the administration of baptism, and in the 
sacrifice of the Altar, to signify that all 
grace is derived from the Passion of Christ. 
The cross, besides, is marked on all parts of 
the dress of our ministers, and on the 



26 Explanation of Ceremonies. 

vessels appropriated to divine service, to 
denote their destination. On the Altar 
is raised a cross, with the figure of Jesus 
Christ on it, to bring to our minds that 
it was he who died for the sins of the 
world, and that there is no other name 
under heaven whereby zee must be saved. 
Finally, we often mark ourselves with the 
sign of the cross, pronouncing the words, 
In the Name of t/ie Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost, thereby attesting 
our belief in the blessed Trinity, and in 
the incarnation and death of our Saviour. 

Holy or Blessed Water. 

FROM the history of the earliest ages 
of the Church, we are informed that 
it was the practice to bless all inanimate 
things destined for the use of man, and 
particularly such as were used in the ser- 
vice of religion. Thus, a blessing was 
pronounced over the water and oil used 
in the administration of the sacraments. 
Besides this, water mixed with salt that 



Explanation of Ceremonies. 2 J 



had been blessed, was placed at the porch 
of churches, with which the faithful washed 
their hands and signed their foreheads as 
they entered, and with the same water 
they and other things were often sprinkled 
by the minister. Salt, mingled with water, 
is deemed the emblem of prudence and 
incorruption, and the water denotes purity 
and innocence of heart; while he who 
enters a place of worship, and applies it 
with the sign of the cross to his forehead, 
is admonished by the action, that with 
cleanness of heart and hand he should 
appear in the presence of his Maker. 




Indu Igences Explained, 

AN Indulgence is not a leave to com- 
mit a sin, nor a pardon of future 



28 Explanation of Ceremonies. 

sins, nor indeed pardon of sin at all ; it is 
only a remission of the whole or of a part 
of the temporal punishment that often re- 
mains to be suffered for sins which, as to 
their guilt and eternal punishment, have 
been already remitted. 

For the validity and effect of an In- 
dulgence, it is not only necessary that 
there be a competent authority in him 
who grants it, and a just cause or motive 
for the grant, but it is also necessary on 
the part of him who obtains it, that he 
renounce and be sincerely sorry for all his 
sins, that he be in the state of grace, and 
that he duly perform all the conditions 
prescribed. 

Hence Indulgences, so far from with- 
drawing sinners from performing good 
works, serve to excite and encourage them 
to greater fervor in the practice of them. 
They who apply for the benefit of In- 
dulgence, must do it with a penitential 
spirit, with the sense of the great debt of 
punishment they have contracted by their 
sins, and with earnest petitions to be dis- 



Explanation of Ceremonies. 29 

charged from it through the merits and 
satisfactions of Christ, by the power of 
the keys which he has committed to his 
Church. If this debt be not paid by peni- 
tential sufferings, or graciously remitted 
by Indulgences in this life, it will, after 
death, retard the entrance of a soul into 
the kingdom of Heaven, until the last 
farthing be paid in the prison of Purgatory. 

Plenary Indulgences remit the whole 
debt of temporal punishment that remain- 
ed due on account of past sins : Indulg- 
ences of a certain number of years or days, 
remit so much of the debt of temporal 
punishment as would have been dis- 
charged by the performance of so many 
years or days of Canonical Penance, 





AN 

ABRIDGMENT 

OF THE 

CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. 



The Ten Co?n?nandments of God. — Ex. xx. ; Deut. v. 

I. I AM the Lord thy God, who brought 
thee out of the land of Egypt, and out of 
the house of bondage. Thou shalt not 
have strange gods before me. Thou shalt 
not make to thyself a graven thing, nor 
the likeness of any thing that is in heaven 
above, or in the earth beneath, nor of 
those things that are in the waters under 



The Christian Doctrine. 31 



the earth. Thou shalt not adore them, 
nor serve them : I am the Lord thy God, 
mighty, jealous, visiting the iniquity of 
fathers upon their children unto the third 
and fourth generation of those that hate 
me ; and showing mercy unto thousands 
of those that love me, and keep my com- 
mandments. 

2. Thou shalt not take the name of the 
Lord thy God in vain ; for the Lord will 
not hold him guiltless that shall take the 
name of the Lord his God in vain. 

3. Remember that thou keep holy the 
Sabbath day. Six days shalt thou labor, 
and shalt do all thy works, but on the 
seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord 
thy God : thou shalt do no work on it, 
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor 
thy man servant, nor thy maid servant, 
nor thy beast, nor the stranger that is 
within thy gates. For in six days the 
Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, 
and all things that are in them, and rested 
on the seventh day ; therefore, the Lord 
blessed the Sabbath day, and sanctified it. 

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3 2 The Christian Doctrine. 

4. Honor thy father and thy mother, that 
thou mayest be long-lived upon the land 
which the Lord thy God will give thee. 

5. Thou shalt not kill. 

6. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

7. Thou shalt not steal. 

8. Thou shalt not bear false witness 
against thy neighbor. 

9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's 
wife. 

10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's 
house, nor his servant, nor his ox, nor his 
ass, nor any thing that is his. 

The six Precepts of the Church. 

1. To hear Mass on Sundays, and all 
holidays of obligation. 

2. To fast and abstain on the days com- 
manded. 

3. To confess our sins at least once a 
year. 

4. To receive the blessed Eucharist at 
Easter, or within the time appointed. 

5. To contribute to the support of our 
pastors. 



The Christian Doctrine, 33 

6. Not to solemnize marriage at the for- 
bidden times ; nor to marry persons 
within the forbidden degrees of kindred, 
or otherwise prohibited by the church ; 
nor clandestinely. 

Seven Sacraments. 

Baptism . ... St. Matt. xxviiL 19. 

Confirmation . . Acts viii. 17. 

Eucharist . ... St. Matt. xvi. 26. 

Penance . ... St. John xx. 23. 

Extreme Unction . St. James v. 14. 

Holy Orders. . . St. Luke xxii. 19. 

Matrimony . . . St. Matt. xix. 6. 

The three Theological Virtues. 

Faith — Hope — and Charity. 

The four Cardinal Virtues. 

Prudence — Justice — Fortitude — and Tem- 
perance. 

The seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost. — Isa. 

Xi. 2, 3. 

Wisdom, Fortitude, The fear 

Understanding, Knowledge, of the 

Counsel, Piety, and Lord. 

3-K. of H. 



34 The Christian Doctrine. 

The twelve Fruits of the Holy Ghost. 

Charity, Longanimity, Fidelity, 

Joy, Goodness, Modesty, 

Peace, Benignity, Continency, 

Patience, Mildness, and Chastity. 

The spiritual Works of Mercy. 
To give counsel to the doubtful — To 
instruct the ignorant — To admonish sin- 
ners — To comfort he afflicted — To forgive 
offences — To bear patiently the trouble- 
some — To pray for the living and the 
dead. 

The corporal Works of Mercy. 

To feed the hungry — To give drink to 
the thirsty — To clothe the naked — To 
harbor the harborless — To visit the sick — 
To visit the imprisoned ; — and, to bury 
the dead. 

The eight Beatitudes. — Matt. v. 

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit ; for 
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

2. Blessed are the meek ; for they shall 
possess the land. 



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3. Blessed are they that mourn ; for 
they shall be comforted. 

4. Blessed are they that hunger and 
thirst after justice ; for they shall be filled. 

5. Blessed are the merciful ; for they 
shall obtain mercy. 

6. Blessed are the clean of heart ; for 
they shall see God. 

7. Blessed are the peace-makers ; for 
they shall be called the children of God. 

8. Blessed are they that suffer persecu- 
tion for justice' sake, for theirs is the king- 
dom of heaven. 

The seven deadly Sins, and the opposite 
Virtues. 



Pride, 

Covetousness, 
Lust, 
Anger, 
Gluttony, 
Envy, 
Sloth. 



Humility, 
Liberality, 
Chastity, 
^ }■ Meekness, 
Temperance, 
Brotherly love, 
Diligence. 

Sins against the Holy Ghost. 
Presumption of God's mercy — Despair 



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36 The Christian Doctrine. 

— Impugning the known truth— Envy at 
another's spiritual good — Obstinacy in sin 
— Final impenitence. 

Sins crying to Heaven for Vengeance. 

Wilful murder — The sin of Sodom — 
Oppression of the poor — Defrauding labor- 
ers of their wages. 

Nine Ways of being accessary to another } s 
Sin. 

By counsel — By command — By consent 
— By provocation — By praise or flatter}" — 
By concealment — By partaking — By si- 
lence — By defence of the ill done. 

Three eminent good works. 

Alms-deeds, or works of mercy — Prayer 
— and Fasting. 

Voluntary poverty — Chastity — and 
Obedience. 

The four last things to be remembered. 
Death — Judgment— Hell — Heaven. 



The Christian Doctrine. 37 

Subjects for daily Meditation. 

Remember, Christian soul, that thou 
hast this day, and every day of thy life, 
God to glorify, Eternity to prepare 

Jesus to imitate, for, 
The angels and Time to profit by, 

saints to invoke, Neighbors to edify, 
A soul to save, The world to despise, 
A body to mortify, Devils to combat, 
Sins to expiate, Passions to subdue, 
Virtues to acquire, Death, perhaps, to 
Hell to avoid, suffer, and 

Heaven to gain, Judgment to undergo. 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with 
thy w r hole heart, and with thy whole soul, 
and with thy whole mind. This is the 
greatest and first commandment; and the 
second is like to this — -Thou shalt love thy 
neighbor as thyself. On these two com- 
mandments dependeth the whole law and 
the prophets.— St. Matt, xxiih 




MORXIXG PRATER. 



MORNING Prayer is a duty which God requires 
as the first-fruits of the day ; most religious- 
ly then should it be consecrated to him. The 
success of our actions for the rest of the day de- 
pends in a great measure upon this first duty. To 
begin the day without imploring God's grace, and 
thanking him sincerely for the repose of the night, 
is certainly to expose ourselves to infinite dan- 
ger. 

But, before your prayer, recollect yourself a mo- 
ment; think what you yourself are, and who that 
God is, to whom you are going to speak. You 
will thus conceive the importance of the action, 
and the sentiments of humility, of regret for youi 
faults, of attention, respect, fervor, love, and 
confidence, with which you shall address Him. 

The Catholic Church permits her children, like- 



Morning Prayers. 



39 



wise, to invoke the intercession of the Blessed 
Virgin Mary, and the other saints; alleging that 
it is lawful and profitable to have recourse to the 
prayers of those glorified servants of God, in our 
behalf. But the Church regards them merely as 
advocates of intercession ; knowing that we have 
been given but one mediator m of atonement^ namely, 
our divine Lord and only Saviour, Jesus Christ. — 
It does not encroach on Christ's office of Sole 
Mediator of Atonement, to solicit the prayers 
of his glorified servants in heaven ; for we know 
that the saints are not our Saviours ; that none of 
them could ransom us from sin and death ; that 
they themselves have obtained everlasting glory 
no otherwise than through the atonement of their 
and our common Saviour, Jesus Christ ; and 
finally, that their intercessions, like those of our 
brethren upon earth, must be offered to God 
through the same Lord Jesus. Thus offered, their 
prayers are, doubtless, powerful, and should be 
solicited by us with zeal and affectionate humility. 




4.o Morning Prayers. 

At awakening in the morning, say : 

OMY God, my only good, the author 
of my being, and my last end ; I 
give thee my heart. Praise, honor, and 
glory be to thee for ever and ever. Amen. 

At rising up, say : 

^TN the name of the Father, and of the 
A Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
I will raise myself up from this bed of 
sleep, to adore my God, and to labor for 
the salvation of my soul. O, may I rise 
on the last day to life everlasting! 

While clothing yourself, say : 

OMY God, clothe my soul with the 
wedding garment of charity, and 
grant that I may wear it pure and unde- 
fined before thy judgment seat. 




Morning Prayers. 41 




When clothed, kneel down, and say : 



t TN the name of the Father, and 
JL of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost. Amen. Blessed be the holy 
and undivided Trinity, now and forever- 
more. Amen. Come, O Holy Ghost, 
replenish my heart, and enkindle in it 
the fire of thy divine love. Amen. 

MOST merciful Creator, I offer 
to thee this day, my thoughts, 
words, actions, and entire being, in 
union with the infinite merits of my 
Lord and Saviour J esus Christ. I am 
resolved to avoid sin above all things, 



Morning Prayers. 



particularly the sins which I am most 
in the habit of committing. I, there- 
fore, most humbly ask, through the 
passion and death of my Divine Re- 
deemer and the intercession of His 
Immaculate Mother, strength to fulfil 
this my resolution. 



Receive, O Lord, my liberty, my 
memory, my understanding, and my 
whole will. Thou hast given me all 
that I am and possess ; and I surren- 
der all to Thy Divine will, that thou 
dispose of me. Give me only Thy 
love and Thy grace ; with these I will 
be rich enough, and will have no more 
to ask. Amen. 



UR FATHER, who art in Heav- 



en, hallowed be thy name ; thy 



Offering of St. Ignatius. 



The Lord's Prayer. 




Morning Prayers. 43 

kingdom come ; thy will be done on 
earth as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread ; and forgive us 
our trespasses, as we forgive them who 
trespass against us ; and lead us not 
into temptation ; but deliver us from 
evil. Amen. 

The Angelical Salutation. 

HAIL, Mary, full of grace; our 
Lord is with thee ; blessed art 
thou amongst women ; and blessed is 
the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy 
Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sin- 
ners, now, and at the hour of our 
death. Amen. 

The Apostle's Creed. 

I BELIEVE in God, the Father Al- 
mighty, Creator of Heaven and 
Earth ; and in Jesus Christ his only 



44 Morning Prayers. 



Son, our Lord ; who was conceived by 
the Holy Ghost ; born of the Virgin 
Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate ; 
was crucified, dead and buried ; he de- 
scended into Hell ; the third day he 
rose again from the dead ; he ascended 
into Heaven ; and sitteth at the right 
hand of God, the Father Almighty ; 
from thence he shall come to judge the 
living and the dead. I believe in the 
Holy Ghost ; the Holy Catholic Church ; 
the Communion of Saints ; the Forgive - 
j ness of Sins ; the Resurrection of the 
body, and the Life everlasting. Amen, 

The Confitcor ; or General Confession. 

I CONFESS to Almighty God, to 
the blessed Mary ever Virgin, to 
| blessed Michael the archangel, to bless- 
ed John the Baptist, to the holy apos- 
tles Peter and Paul, and to all the 
saints, that I have sinned exceedingly, 



Morning Prayers. 45 

in thought, word, and deed, through 
my fault, through my fault, through my 
most grievous fault. Therefore I be- 
seech the blessed Mary ever Virgin, 
blessed Michael the archangel, the 
blessed John the Baptist, the holy apos- 
tles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, 
to pray to the Lord our God for me. 

May Almighty God have mercy on , 
me, forgive me my sins, and bring 
me to everlasting life. Amen. 

Almighty God, who though dwell- 
ing in the highest heaven, yet vouch- 
safest to regard the lowest creature 
upon earth ; I humbly adore thy sacred 
Majesty, and, with all the force and 
powers of my soul, exalt and praise 
thy holy name, for the infinite bless- 
ings thou hast so freely bestowed upon 
me : for electing me in thy love, and 
creating me to thy own image ; for re- 
deeming me by thy Son, and sanctify- 



46 Morning Prayers. 

ing me with thy Holy Spirit ; for pre- 
serving me in all the chances and en- 
counters of this life, and raising up my 
thoughts to the hope of a better ; and 
particularly for thy gracious protection 
from the dangers of the past night, and 
for bringing me safely to the beginning 
of this day. Continue, O Lord, thy 
mercy to me ; and as thou hast awaken- 
ed my body from sleep, so raise my 
soul from sin, that I may walk soberly 
and chastely as in the day, in all holy 
obedience, before thy face. 

Deliver me, O merciful God, from 
the evils of this day, and guide my 
feet in the ways of peace. Strength- 
en my resolutions to embrace with 
gladness all opportunities of doing good 
and carefully to avoid all occasions of 
sin, especially those which I have found 
by experience to be most dangerous 
to my soul, and when, through frailty, 



Morning Prayers. 47 

I forget thee, do thou in thy mercy re- 
member me ; that, as I often fall by the 
evil inclination of my nature, I may 
instantly rise again by the assistance 
of thy grace. Make me diligent in the 
duties of my calling and state of life, 
and not too solicitous for the success of 
my affairs ; but in all the miscarriages 
and crosses of this world, absolutely 
submit to thy divine pleasure, and 
wholly rely on thy merciful Providence. 
Let thy blessing be upon my actions, 
and thy grace direct my intentions ; 
that the whole course of my life, and 
the principal design of my heart, may 
always tend to the advancement of thy 
glory, the good of others, and the 
eternal salvation of my own soul, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord and 
only Saviour, who, with thee and the 
Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, one 
God, world without end. Amen. 



48 Morning Prayers* 

Give me grace, O Lord, to do what 
thou commandest, and command what 
thou pleasest. 

Give me grace to suffer what thou 
permittest, and permit what thou pleas- 
est. 

The blessing of God Almighty, 
Father, Son, and Hoi)' Ghost, descend 
upon me, and dwell in my heart for- 
ever. Amen. 

A devout recommendation, which may be used 
every Morning, or at any other time. 

I ADORE and glorify thee, O bless- 
ed Trinity, God Almighty, Fath- 
er, Son, and Holy Ghost, I offer my- 
self to thy divine Majesty ; humbly 
beseeching thee to take from me, and 
from all thy faithful, whatever dis- 
pleases thee ; and to give us that which 
is grateful in thy sight ; grant that we 
may here do what thou commandest, 



I Morning Prayers. r 49 

and hereafter receive what thou prom- 
isest. 

To Thee, O Lord, I commend my 
soul and body [my wife and children, 
my father and mother, my brothers 
and sisters], my kinsfolk, benefactors, 
and friends, all my nearest and dearest 
relatives, and all those for whom I am 
in any way bound to offer up my pray- 
ers. To thee I commend the Holy 
Catholic Church. To thee I commend 
this country and its rulers. Grant, O 
Lord, that all may know thee, all may 
honor and reverence thee, all may 
love thee, and be loved by thee. Re- 
duce those that err, and bring them 
again into the way of truth ; abolish 
heresies, and convert all to the true 
faith, who, as yet, do not know thee. 
Grant us, O Lord, thy grace, and pre- 
serve us in thy peace ; may thy holy 
will be done, and not ours. Comfort 

4— K. of H. 



5o Morning Prayers. 

all those that lead their lives in sorrow, 
misery, or temptation ; and mercifully 
relieve them in their afflictions, wheth- 
er spiritual or corporal Lastly, I com- 
mend all universally to thy holy pro- 
tection ; beseeching thee, that thou 
wouldst vouchsafe to grant to the liv- 
ing forgiveness of their sins, and to 
the souls departed, everlasting rest. 
Amen. 

A Prayer for Perseverance in Goodness. 

GRANT, O my Lord Jesus Christ, 
that I may persevere in good 
purposes, and in thy holy service, to 
my death ; and that I may this day 
perfectly begin, for all I have hitherto 
done is nothing. Amen. 

[Here, if you have leisure, add, out of the de- 
vout prayers, that which is adapted to your state 
in life.] 



Morning Prayers. 



5i 




A * Prayer to your Angel Guardian. 



ANGEL of God, to whose care 



V-X I am committed by the su- 
preme clemency ; illuminate, defend, 
and govern me this day, in all my 
thoughts, words, and actions. Amen. 

Bless us, Lord, and preserve us 
from all evil, and bring us to eternal 
life ; and may the souls of the faithful 
departed, through the mercy of God, 
rest in peace. Amen. 




52 The Angelus. 




The * Angelical Salutation, or Angelus. 

An indulgence of 300 days may be gained by 
those who devoutly recite the Angelus, morning, 
noon, and evening. For each recital, 100 days, 
and a plenary once a month, on any day at 
choice, if they repeat it at least once a day dur- 
ing the month.] 

V. The angel of the Lord declared 
unto Mary. 

R. And she conceived of the Holy 
Ghost. Hail Mary! etc. 

V. Behold the handmaid of the 
Lord. 

R. Be it done unto me according to 
thy word. Hail Mary! etc. 

V. And the word was made flesh. 



The Angelus. 53 

R. And dwelt amongst us. 

Hail Mary! etc. 
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of 
God. 

R. That we may be made worthy 
of the promises of Christ. 

Let us Pray. 

POUR forth, we beseech thee, O 
Lord, thy grace into our hearts, 
that we, to whom the incarnation of 
Christ thy Son was made known by 
the message of an angel, may, by his 
passion and cross, be brought to the 
glory of his resurrection : through the 
same Christ our Lord. Amen, 

May the divine assistance ever re- 
main with us. 

May the souls of the faithful depart- 
ed, through the mercy of God, rest in 
peace. 




* THE LITANY OF THE 

HOLY NAME OF JESUS. 

{Form approved by Pope Pius IX.) 



LORD, have mercy on us. 

Christ, have mercy on us. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Jesus, hear us. 

Jesus, graciously hear us. 

Father of Heaven, God, 

Son, Redeemer of the world, God, 

Holy Ghost, God, 

Holy Trinity, one God, 

Jesus, Son of the living God, 

Jesus, Splendor of the Father, 

Jesus, Brightness of eternal Light, 



Litany of the Holy Name. 

Jesus, King of Glory, 

Jesus, the Sun of Justice, 

Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary, 

Jesus amiable, 

Jesus admirable, 

Jesus, the powerful God, 

Jesus, Father of the world to come, 

Jesus, Angel of the great council, 

Jesus, most powerful, 

Jesus, most patient, 

Jesus, most obedient, 

Jesus, meek and humble of heart, 

Jesus, lover of chastity, 

Jesus, lover of us, 

Jesus, God of peace, 

Jesus, Author of life, 

Jesus, Model of all virtues, 

Jesus, zealous for souls, 

Jesus, our God, 

Jesus, our refuge, 

Jesus, Father of the poor, 

Jesus, Treasurer of the faithful, 

Jesus, good Shepherd, 

Jesus, true Light, 

Jesus, eternal Wisdom, 



56 Litany of the Holy Name. 



Jesus, infinite Goodness, 
Jesus, our Way and our Life, Sh 
Jesus, Joy of angels, | 
Jesus, King of the patriarchs, ^ 
Jesus, Master of the apostles, ^ 
Jesus, Teacher of the evangelists, r ^ 
Jesus, Strength of martyrs, § 
Jesus, Light of confessors, j g 

Jesus, Purity of virgins, 
Jesus, Crown of all saints, 
Be merciful, Spare us, O Jesus. 
Be merciful, Hear us, O Jesus. 
From all evil, 
From all sin, 
From thy wrath, 
From the snares of the devil, 
From the spirit of fornication, 
From eternal death, 
From the neglect of thy inspira- 
tions, 

By the mystery of thy holy incarna- 
tion, 
By thy nativity, 
By thy infancy, 
By thy most divine life, 



Litany of the Holy Name. 5 7 

By thy labors, * ^ 

By thy agony and passion, ^ 
By thy cross and dereliction, §' 
By thy languors, 

By thy death and burial, l ^ 

By thy resurrection, ^ 
By thy ascension, ^ 
By thy joys, § 
By thy glory, J 
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 

of the world, Spare us, O Jesus ! 
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 

of the world, Hear us, O Jesus ! 
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 

of the world, Have mercy on us, O Jesus ! 
Jesus, hear us. 
Jesus, graciously hear us. 

Let us pray. 

OLORD Jesus Christ, who hast said, 
" Ask, and ye shall receive ; seek, 
and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be 
opened unto you ; " grant, we beseech 
thee, to our most humble supplications, 
the gift of thy divine love, that we may 



58 Litany of the Holy Name. 

ever love thee with our whole heart, and 
never cease from praising and glorifying 
thy holy name. Amen. 



DIVINE Redeemer, give us a per- 



petual fear and love of thy holy 
name, for thou never ceasest to direct and 
govern by thy grace those whom thou in- 
structest in the solidity of thy love : who 
livest and reignest world without end. 
Amen. 

f~\ GOD, who hast appointed thy only- 



V-/ begotten Son the Saviour of man- 
kind, and hast commanded that he should 
be called Jesus ; mercifully grant that we 
may enjoy his happy vision in heaven, 
whose holy name we venerate upon earth, 
who, with thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth 
and reigneth one God, world without end. 
Amen. 






HAIL ! holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, 
our life, our sweetness, and our 
hope ; to thee do we cry, poor banished 
sons of Eve ; to thee do we send up our 
sighs, mourning and weeping in this val- 
ley of tears : turn, then, most gracious 
Advocate, thy eyes of mercy towards us ; 
and, after this our exile, show unto us the 
blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O most 
clement, most pious, and most sweet Vir- 
gin Mary. 

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. 
R. That we may be made worthy of 
the promises of Christ. 



6o Salve Regina. 



The Blessing. 

THE peace of our Lord Jesus Christ ; 
the virtue of his sacred passion ; 
the sign of his holy Cross ; the purity and 
humility of the blessed Virgin Mary ; the 
protection of the angels ; and the inter- 
cession of all the saints and elect of God, 
be with me, and defend me now, and at 
the hour of my death, sweet Jesus. 
Amen. 




Grace. 6 1 

OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 

At going forth out of your House, say : 

SHOW me, O Lord, thy ways, and 
teach me thy paths. Direct my steps 
according to thy word, that no injustice 
may rule over me. Make perfect my walk- 
ing in thy paths, that my steps may not 
be moved. 

Grace before Meat. 

r 

BLESS us, O Lord, and these thy gifts, 
which, of thy bounty, we are about 
to receive, through Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Grace after Meat. 

WE give thanks, Almighty God, for 
all thy benefits, who livest and 
reignest, world without end. Amen. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, for thy name's sake, 
to render to our benefactors, life everlast- 
ing. Amen, May the souls of the faith- 
ful departed, through the mercy of God, 
rest in peace. Amen. 




FOR 

EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 



A holy and ancient practice amongst the faithful 
has consecrated every day in the week to some par- 
ticular devotion. It is with this spirit that a prayer 
is here set down for each of these days. 

SUNDAY. 

A PRAYER TO THE MOST HOLY TRINITY. 

GLORY be to the Father, who, by. his 
power, hath brought us forth from 
nothing, and created us to his own likeness. 



Devotions for Sunday. 63 

Glory be to the Son, who, by his wisdom, 
hath delivered us from hell, and opened 
heaven for us. Glory be to the Holy Ghost, 
who, by his mercy, hath sanctified us in bap- 
tism, and still continues to sanctify us by 
the graces which we every day receive from 
him. Glory, honor, and praise be to the 
three persons of the holy and undivided 
Trinity, now and for ever. We adore thee, 
O holy Trinity ; w 7 e worship thee ; we most 
humbly give thee thanks for having reveal- 
ed to us this glorious, this incomprehensi- 
ble mystery ; and for granting to those 
who shall persevere until death in the 
faithful profession of it, the reward of be- 
holding and enjoying in heaven what we 
might believe and adore upon earth — one 
God in three Persons, the Father, the Son, 
and the Holy Ghost. We likewise most 
heartily thank thee, for giving us in thy 
Holy Catholic Church an infallible guide, 
to teach us the truth of thy most sacred 
Trinity, and to preserve us from the dread- 
ful apostacy of denying the same, into 
which so many unhappy persons have 



64 Devotions for Monday. 

fallen, by renouncing the guidance of the 
Catholic Church, and preferring thereunto 
their own erring, private interpretation of 
the Holy Scriptures. From this, and all 
other heresy, presumption, and sin, we 
earnestly pray thee to preserve us, through 
Jesus Christ, our Lord and only Saviour. 
Amen. 




MONDAY. 

A PRAYER TO THE HOLY GHOST. 

OSANCTIFIER of our souls, thou 
Spirit of love and truth ; we adore 
thee as the principle of our eternal happi- 
ness ; we thank thee as the dispenser of all 
heavenly favors : and we invoke thee as the 



Devotions for Monday. 65 



source of that light and strength, by which 
! alone we can know what is good, and be en- 
abled to practise it. Enlighten our under- 
standings, fortify our wills, purify our 
hearts, regulate our movements, and make 
us attentive to all thy inspirations. Pardon 
us, thou Spirit of grace and mercy ; pardon 
us our constant infidelities and the shame- 
ful insensibility with which we have so 
often resisted the most touching impulses 
of grace. We are at length resolved to 
be no longer rebellious to it ; but to obey 
it with such docility, that we may taste 
those fruits, and enjoy those beatitudes, 
which thy sacred gifts can produce in our 
souls. 




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66 Devotions for Tuesday. 




TUESDAY. 

A PRAYER TO OUR GUARDIAN ANGEL. 

OHOLY Angel, to whose care God in 
his mercy hath committed me, I re- 
turn thee now my most sincere and humble 
thanks ; I conjure thee, O amiable Guide, to 
continue still thy care ; to defend me 
against my enemies ; to remove from me 
the occasions . of sin ; to obtain for me a 
constant docility to divine inspirations ; to 
protect me, in particular, at the hour of 
my death ; and then to conduct me to the 
mansion of eternal repose, where, in thy 
blessed society, I may praise our Creator 
for ever. Amen, 



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WEDNESDAY. 

A PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH. 

O FAITHFUL servant, whom God had 
charged with the care of his family ; 
thou whom he had established the guardian 
and protector of the life of Jesus, the con- 
soler and support of his Mother, and his 
own faithful associate in the great affair 
of our redemption ; thou who hadst the 
happiness to live with Jesus and Mary, 
and to expire in their arms ; Chaste 
Spouse of the Mother of God ; thou model 
of pure, humble, and interior souls ; be 
touched with the confidence we have in 
thee ; and graciously accept these testi- 
monies of our devotion. We return God 



68 Devotions for Thursday. 

thanks for the favors he hath bestowed on 
thee ; and we beg, through thy interces- 
sion, that we may imitate thy virtues. 
Pray for us, then, O glorious Saint ; and 
by that love thou always hadst for Jesus 
and for Mary, and which Jesus and Mary 
had also for thee, obtain always for us the 
incomparable advantage of living faithful 
to Jesus, and of dying in his love. Amen. 




THURSDAY. 

A PRAYER BEFORE THE BLESSED SACRA- 
MENT. 



O SWEET and adorable Jesus, who, 
in the excess of thy love, art pleas- 



Devotions for Thursday. 69 

ed to dwell with us in the Sacrament 
of the altar ; I here acknowledge that 
thou art my Sovereign and my God ; 
I adore thee with the most profound 
humility ; I thank thee with all my heart, 
for the tenderness thou here showest 
me, in spite of the treatment thou receiv- 
est. Pierced with the sincerest grief at 
the sight of my ingratitude, I come, 
O God of Majesty, to make thee some 
poor amends, for all the sacrileges and 
the impiety which were ever commit- 
ted, or ever shall be committed, against 
this adorable Sacrament. Why cannot I, 
O God, sufficiently testify my own regret, 
for having so often appeared before thee 
with indifference, and for having ap- 
proached thee with so little fervor, and so 
little love ? Forget, O Lord, my iniquities, 
that thou mayest remember only thy own 
infinite mercies. Deign to accept the de- 
sire I have of honoring thee in the ador- 
able sacrament. Yes, I wish with all my 
heart to love thee, to bless, to praise, and 
adore thee here, as fervently as the saints 



7o Devotions for Friday. 

and angels adore thee : and I conjure thee, 
by this sacred Body, and by this most 
precious Blood, that I may henceforth 
honor thee so fervently, and receive thee 
so worthily, that after this life I may 
praise thee for ever with thy Saints in 
Heaven. Amen. 




FRIDAY. 

PRAYER TO JESUS SUFFERING. 

O SPOTLESS Lamb ! O innocent Vic- 
tim ! who by thy Death and Blood 
hast effaced the sins of mankind, blot out 
my iniquities, and do not permit that thy 



Devotions for , Friday, 7 i 

sufferings should become useless to me. O 
Jesus, humbled, sorrowful, desolate, and re- 
signed to death ! help me to receive, with a 
resignation like thine, whatever afflictions 
thou shalt please to send me. Jesus, 
calumniated, accused, despised, teach me 
to look down with indifference on the 
judgments of men, and to suffer with 
patience the most provoking injuries. O 
Jesus, torn with stripes, pierced with 
thorns, weltering in blood for my sake, 
teach me to endure, for love of thee, the 
anguish and inconvenience of ill-health, 
misery, or afflictions. Jesus, abandoned 
to executioners, shamefully condemned 
to a cross, enable me to fly all vain- 
glory, and patiently to endure the most 
humbling contradictions. O Jesus, sink- 
ing under the weight of thy cross, I unite 
myself to thee, and my crosses also to 
thine — grant me the grace to bear them 
with patience and resignation. O Jesus, 
raised upon thy cross, draw me now 
powerfully to thee ; thou art expiring for 
my sake, O let me never live but for 



7 2 Devotions for Saturday. 

thine; that being henceforth crucified 
with thee, my whole occupation may be 
to love and to adore thee incessantly. 
Amen. 




SATURDAY. 

A PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 

O BLESSED Virgin, Mother of God ! 
and by this august quality, worthy 
of all respect from men and angels, I 
come to offer thee my most humble 
homage, and to implore the aid of thy 
prayers and protection. Thy intercession 
is most powerful, and thy goodness for 
mankind on earth is equal to thy influence 



Devotions for Saturday. 73 

in heaven. Thou knowest, O Blessed 
Virgin, that I look up to thee as my 
Mother, my Patroness, my Advocate : 
I acknowledge with humble gratitude that 
thy virtues singled thee out for the 
Mother of my Redeemer. I will hence- 
forth honor and serve thee assiduously. 
Accept, O Blessed Virgin, my protesta- 
tions of fidelity; look favorably on the 
confidence I have in thee ; obtain for me 
of thy dear Son, a lively faith, a firm hope, 
a tender, generous, and constant love. 
Obtain for me a cautious purity, a sincere 
humility, a placid resignation to the will 
of God, and so faithful an imitation of 
thy virtues, through life, that I may exult 
in thy patronage at the hour of my death. 
Amen. 





BEFORE GOING TO BED. 

^TN the name of the Father, and 
A _!_ of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost. Amen. 

The Lords Prayer. 

OUR FATHER, who art in Heav- 
en, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on 
earth as it is in heaven. Give us this 



Prayers at Night. yS 

day our daily bread ; and forgive us 
our trespasses, as we forgive them who 
trespass against us ; and lead us not 
into temptation ; but deliver us from 
evil. Amen. 

The Angelical Salutation. 

HAIL, Mary, full of grace ; our 
Lord is with thee ; blessed art 
thou amongst women, and blessed is 
the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy 
Mary, Mother of God, pray for us 
sinners, now, and at the hour of our 
death. Amen. 

The Apostles Creed. 

I BELIEVE in God, the Father Al- 
mighty, Creator of Heaven and 
Earth ; and in Jesus Christ his only 
Son, our Lord ; who was conceived 
by the Holy Ghost; born of the Vir- 
.gin Mary ; suffered under Pontius 



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Pilate ; was crucified, dead and buried ; 
he descended into Hell ; the third day 
he rose again from the dead ; he as- 
cended into Heaven ; and sitteth at 
the right hand of God, the Father Al- 
mighty ; from thence he shall come to 
judge the living and the dead. I be- 
lieve in the Holy Ghost ; the Holy 
Catholic Church ; the Communion of 
Saints ; the Forgiveness of Sins ; the 
Resurrection of the bodv, and the 
Life everlasting. Amen. 

Blessed be the holy and undivided 
Trinity, now and for ever. Amen. 



mighty God ! whose glory the 
heaven of heavens cannot contain, look 
down on thy unworthy servant, pros- 
trate at the feet of thy mercy, and hum- 
bly confessing to thee, in the sight of all 
thy holy angels and blessed saints, the 




ETERNAL, Infinite, and Al- 



Prayers at A T ight. 77 

sinfulness and vanity of my life, but 
especially the transgressions of this 
day, by which I have so grievously 
wounded my own soul. 

I confess to Almighty God, to 
blessed Mary, ever Virgin, to blessed 
Michael the Archangel, to blessed 
John the Baptist, the holy Apostles 
Peter and Paul, and to all the saints, 
that I have grievously sinned in 
thought, word, and deed, through my 
fault, through my fault, through my 
exceeding great fault. 

Here examine diligently what sins you may have 
fallen into this day, by thought, word, deed, or 
omission, and humbly confessing them, pro- 
ceed thus : 

OF these, and all my other sins, I 
most sincerely repent, and am 
heartily sorry for every thought, word, 
and deed, by which I have displeased 



78 Prayers at Nig lit. 

the eyes of thy glory, and provoked 
thy wrath and indignation against 
me : especially for my disobedience to 
so holy a law and extreme ingratitude 
to so gracious and bountiful a God. 
I acknowledge, O Lord, that I have 
not merited the least of thy mercies, 
but rather deserve the greatest of thy 
judgments ; but as thou hast revealed 
thyself to be a God of pity and com- 
passion, forgiving the iniquities of such 
as truly repent, I, therefore, with a 
penitent and contrite heart, freely con- 
fess the guiltiness of my own con- 
science, and beseech the blessed Mary, 
ever Virgin, the blessed Michael the 
Archangel, the blessed John the Bap- 
tist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, 
and all the saints, to pray to the Lord 
our God for me. 

May Almighty God have mercy on 
me, and, forgiving me my sins, bring 



Prayers at Night. 79 

me to everlasting life, through Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

May the Almighty and merciful 
Lord grant me pardon, absolution, and 
remission of my sins. Amen. 

And now, O most gracious and 
liberal Benefactor, I praise and mag- 
nify thy holy name for thy great and 
innumerable benefits, proceeding pure- 
ly from thy bounty, and intended 
wholly for my good ; particularly for 
preserving me this day in the midst 
of so many dangers incident to my 
condition, and delivering me from so 
many calamities and miseries as are 
due to my sins. 

Thou art my Creator, O my God, 
and kind Protector ; thou art the ulti- 
mate end of my being, and supreme 
perfection of my nature. Under the 
shadow of thy wings is perpetual re- 
pose, and from the light of thy coun- 



8o Prayers ai A T igkt. 

tenance flow eternal joy and felicity. 
To thee be glory and honor, to thee 
adoration and obedience, from all thy 
creatures for ever. Amen. 

And since thou hast ordained the 
day to labor, and the night to take 
our rest, as I praise thee for the bless- 
ings of this day past, so I implore thy 
protection this night to come. Let the 
eyes of thy Providence watch over ! 
me, and thy holy angels pitch their 
tents about me : that being safely de- 
livered from all dangers, and comfort- 
ably refreshed with moderate sleep, I 
may be the better enabled to perform 
the employments of my calling and 
state of life, and faithfully persevere in 
the discharge of the duties of thy ser- 
vice ; and so daily advance to new 
victories over my passions, and to a 
more perfect observance of thy com- 
mandments ; till, having passed my 



Prayers at Night. 81 

days in thy fear, I may end them in 
thy favor, and rejoice with thee for 
ever in thy heavenly kingdom, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord and only Sa- 
viour ; who with thee and the Holy 
Ghost, liveth and reigneth, one God, 
world without end. Amen. 

An Act of Contrition. '• 

O DREAD Lord, and most in- 
dulgent Father of mercies ! I, 
a wretched worm, have sinned against 
heaven, and before thee, and am no 
more worthy to be called thy servant, 
much less to be accounted thy child, 
having repaid so much bounty with 
contempt, and so many benefits with 
ingratitude. Where shall I find pun- 
ishment enough to be revenged on 
my sins, or tears enough to wash out 
my iniquities ? — Alas ! I grieve not 

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82 Prayers at Night. 

merely at those pains which I have 
deserved for my rebellion ; it pierces 
my very heart that I have offended a 
God who ought to be beloved and 
honored above all things. What shall 
I say, O Lord, in detestation of the 
crimes I have committed ? What 
shall I do, to prevent my future re- 
lapse? Father, from henceforth the 
face of sin shall be more hideous to me 
than hell, and the least temptation to 
it more frightful than death. Forgive, 
O Almighty Lord, forgive, and have 
not the sins of my past life in remem- 
brance. Why should the mighty Lord 
of heaven and earth be incensed 
against so poor, so contemptible an 
object ? Behold me, O God, not in 
thine anger, but according to the 
tender bowels of thy infinite mercy : 
for thou art our Father, and we are 
thy children ; thou art our Maker, and 



Prayers at Night, 83 

we are as clay in thy hands ; thou 
canst with those waters, drawn from 
the fountain of our blessed Saviour, 
cleanse our pollutions : and with the 
mixture of one drop of his most 
precious Blood mould us again into 
vessels of honor. Of thee only, O 
merciful Father, I beg and hope for 
pardon, upon thee only do I call and 
depend for assistance ; that I may 
hereafter constantly serve thee w r ith a 
true and faithful obedience, and in- 
separably adhere to thee with a pure 
and perfect love for ever. 

Prayer for the Dead. 

OGOD, the Creator and Re- 
deemer of all the faithful, give 
to the souls of thy servants departed, 
full remission of all their offences, that 
through the help of pious supplica- 



84 Prayers at Night. 



tions, they may obtain the pardon of 
which they have been always desirous ; 
who livest and reignest, world with- 
out end. Amen. 

V. Give them, O Lord, eternal 
rest ; . . 

R. And let perpetual light shine 
unto them. 

V. May they rest in peace. 

R. Amen. 

The Hymn. 

Te lucis ante terminum. 

BEFORE the closing of the day, 
Creator, we thee humbly pray, 
That for thy wonted mercy sake, 
Thou us into protection take. 
May nothing in our minds excite 
Vain dreams and phantoms of the night ; 
Keep off our enemy, that so 
Our bodies no uncleanness know. 
To Jesus, from a Virgin sprung, 
Be glory given and praises sung ; 
The like to God the Father be, 
And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 



Prayers at Nig Jit. 85 

Antiphon* 

SAVE us, O Lord, waking ; and 
keep us, sleeping ; that we may 
watch with Christ, and rest in peace. 
Amen. 

Preserve us as the apple of thine 
eye, and protect us under the shadow 
of thy wings. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to 
keep us this night without sin. 

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have 
mercy on us. 

May thy mercy be upon us, O 
Lord, as we have put our trust in 
thee. 

O Lord, hear my prayer, and let 
my supplications come unto thee. 

The Prayer, 

VISIT, Ave beseech thee, O Lord, 
this habitation, and repel from 



86 Prayers at l\ T ighi> 

it all snares of the enemy. Let thy 
holy angels dwell therein to pre- 
serve us in peace ; and may thy bless- 
ing be upon us for ever, through 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 




THE LITANY 



OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 



A nthem. 

WE fly to thy patronage, O holy 
mother of God ! despise not our 
petitions in our necessities, but deliver us 
from all dangers, O ever glorious and 
blessed Virgin ! 

Lord ! have mercy on us. 
Christ ! have mercy on us. 
Lord ! have mercy on us. 
Christ ! hear us. 
Christ ! graciously hear us ! 
God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy 
on tis* 



88 Litany of the Blessed Virgin. 

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, 
Have mercy on 21s. 

God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. 

Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us. 
Holy Mary, 
Holy Mother of God, 
Holy Virgin of virgins, 
Mother of Christ, 
Mother of divine grace, 
Mother most pure, 
Mother most chaste, 
Mother inviolate, 
Mother undefiled, 
Mother most amiable, 
Mother most admirable, 
Mother of our Creator, 
Mother of our Redeemer, 
Virgin most prudent, 
Virgin most venerable, 
Virgin most renowned, 
Virgin most powerful, 
Virgin most merciful, 
Virgin most faithful, 
Mirror of justice, 
Seat of wisdom, 



Litany of the Blessed Virgin. 89 



Cause of our joy, 1 
Spiritual vessel, 
Vessel of honor, 
Vessel of singular devotion, 
Mystical rose, 
Tower of David, 
Tower of ivory, 
House of gold, 
Ark of the covenant. 
Gate of Heaven, 
Morning star, 
Health of the weak, 
Refuge of sinners, 
Comforter of the afflicted, 
Help of Christians, 
Queen of angels, 
Queen of patriarchs, 
Queen of prophets, 
Queen of apostles, 
Queen of martyrs. 
Queen of confessors, 
Queen of virgins, 
Queen of all saints, 
Queen conceived without original 
sin, 



go Litany of the Blessed Virgin. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the 
sins of the world, Sparc us, O Lord. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 
of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord. 

Lamb of God, who taketh aw T ay the sins 
of the w r orld, Have mercy on us. 

We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother 
of God, despise not our petitions in our 
necessities, but deliver us from all dangers, 
O ever glorious and blessed Virgin. 

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. 

R. That we may be made worthy of the 
promises of Christ. 

■ 

Let us pray. 

POUR forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, 
thy grace into our hearts ; that we, 
to whom the incarnation of Christ thy Son 
was made known by the message of an 
angel, may by his passion and cross be 
brought to the glory of his resurrection. 
Through the same Christ our Lord. 

V. May the divine assistance remain 
always with us. R. Amen. 



Prayers at Night. 91 



V. And may the souls of the faithful 
departed, through the mercy of God, rest 
in peace. 

R. Amen. 

To the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

O GLORIOUS Virgin Mary, I com- 
mit my soul and body to thy blessed 
trust, this night and for ever, but more 
especially at the hour of my death. I 
recommend to thy merciful charity all my 
hopes, my consolation, my distress, and 
misery ; my life, and the end thereof : 
that through thy most holy intercession, 
all my works may be directed according 
to the will of thy blessed Son Amen. 

A Prayer to your Guardian Angel. 

O ANGEL of God, to whose holy care 
I am committed by the supreme 
clemency, enlighten, defend, and protect 
me this night from all sin and danger. 
Amen. 



92 Prayers at Night. 



The Blessing. 



GOD the Father bless me ; Jesus 



Christ defend and keep me : the 
virtue of the Holy Ghost enlighten and 
sanctify me this night and for ever. Amen. 

Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend 
my spirit. Lord Jesus, receive my soul. 

When you go to bed, say : 

IN the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
crucified, I lay me down to rest! 
bless me, O Lord, defend and govern me, 
and, after this short and miserable pil- 
grimage, bring me to everlasting happi- 
ness. Amen. 



LORD Jesus Christ, whose un- 



V_^/ wearied eye neither slumbers nor 
sleeps, but continually watches in defense 
of thy servants, take me and mine, I be- 
seech thee, into thy protection, and grant 



A Prayer at settling to Sleep. 




Prayers at Night. 



93 



that whilst my body is asleep my soul 
may be awake to thee, and that I may 
hereafter behold thee in that blessed and 
heavenly country where thou, with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost, art eternally 
governor, and where all the angels, with 
the blessed saints, are citizens for ever. 
Amen. 

N.B. When you are in bed, and cannot sleep, 
employ your thoughts in some spiritual exercise, 
or in saying the beads, or some other prayers; 
or in meditating on some passage of our Sa- 
viour's life and passion : particularly how he 
spent that night wherein he was taken in the 
garden ; or else you may think of the painful 
state of the souls in hell or purgatory. 

If you chance to awaken in the dead of the 
night, forthwith imagine with yourself that you 
are present among the choirs of saints and angels, 
and with a sudden acclamation cry out with them 
in the words of the hymn, which they inces- 
santly sing, both day and night saying: 

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth, 
heaven and earth are full of the majesty 
of thy glory* 



94 Prayers at Night. 

Or, 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
and to the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, w orld without end. Amen. 

Or, 

Live Jesus, live, and let it be 
My life to die for love of thee. 



THE 



SEVEN PEXITEXTIAL 
PSALMS. 

Proper to be recited on Fasting Days, and at 
other penitential Times. 

Anth. Remember not, O Lord, our offences, 
nor those of our parents, and take not re- 
venge on our sins. 

Psalm vi. D online, ne in furore, 

OLORD rebuke me not in thy indig- 
nation, nor chastise me in thy 

wrath. 



g6 Seven Penitential Psalms. 



Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am 
weak : heal me, Lord, for my bones are 
troubled. 

And my soul is troubled exceedingly ; 
but thou, Lord, how long ? 

Turn to me, Lord, and deliver my 
soul ; save me for thy mercy's sake. 

For there is no one in death that is 
mindful of thee, and who shall confess to 
thee in hell. 

I have labored in my groaning ; every 
night I will wash my bed, I will water my 
couch with my tears. 

My eye is troubled with indignation : I 
have grown old among all my enemies. 

Depart from me, all ye workers of ini- 
quity : for the Lord hath heard the voice 
of my weeping. 

The Lord hath heard my supplication : 
the Lord hath received my prayer. 

Let my enemies be ashamed, and be 
very much troubled : let them be turned 
back, and be ashamed very speedily. 
Glory be, etc. 



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Psalm xxxi. Beati quorum. 

BLESSED are they whose iniquities 
are forgiven, and whose sins are 
covered. 

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord 
hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit 
i there is no guile. 

Because I was silent, my bones grew 
old ; whilst I cried out all the day long. 

For day and night thy hand was heavy 
upon me : I am turned in my anguish, 
whilst the thorn is fastened. 

I have acknowledged my sin to thee ; 
and my injustice I have not concealed. 

I said: I will confess against myself my 
injustice to the Lord, and thou hast for- 
given the wickedness of my sin. 

For this shall every one that is holy 
pray to thee, in a seasonable time. 

And yet in a flood of many waters, they 
shall not come nigh unto him. 

Thou art my refuge from the trouble 
which hath encompassed me: my joy, de- 
liver me from them that surround me. 

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9 3 Seven Penitential Psalms. 

I will give thee understanding, and I 
will instruct thee in this way in which 
thou shalt go ; I will fix my eyes upon 
thee. 

Do not become like the horse and the 
mule, that have no understanding. 

With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws, 
who come not near unto thee. 

Many are the scourges of the sinner, 
but mercy shall encompass him that 
hopeth in the Lord. 

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice ye 
just: and glory all ye right of heart. 
Glory be, etc. 

Psalm xxxvii. Domine, ne in furore. 

REBUKE me not, O Lord, in thy in- 
dignation, nor chastise me in thy 

wrath. 

For thy arrows are fastened in me ; and 
thy hand hath been strong upon me. 

There is no health in my flesh, because 
of thy wrath ; there is no peace for my 
bones, because of my sins. 

For my iniquities are gone over my 



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head ; and as a heavy burden are become 
heavy upon me. 

My sores are putrefied and corrupted, 
because of my foolishness. 

I am become miserable, and am bowed 
down even to the end ; I walked sorrow- 
ful all the day lons\ 

For my loins are filled with illusions ; 
and there is no health in my flesh. 

I am afflicted and humbled exceeding- 
ly ; I roared with the groaning of my 
heart. 

Lord, all my desire is before thee : and 
my groaning is not hid from thee. 

My heart is troubled, my strength hath 
left me, and the light of my eyes itself is 
not with me. 

My friends and my neighbors have 
drawn near, and stood against me. 

And they that were near me stood afar 
off : and. they that sought my soul used 
violence. 

And they that sought evils to me spoke 
vain things, and studied deceits all the 
day long. 



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But I, as a deaf man, heard not : and 
was as a dumb man not opening his 
mouth. 

And I became as a man that heareth 
not; and that hath no reproofs in his 
mouth. 

For in thee, Lord, have I hoped ; 
thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God. 

For I said : Lest at any time my en- 
emies rejoice over me : and whilst my 
feet are moved, they speak great things 
against me. 

For I am ready for scourges ; and my 
sorrow is continually before me. 

For I will declare my iniquity ; and I 
will think for my sin. 

But my enemies live, and are stronger 
than I ; and they that hate me wrongfully 
are multiplied. 

They that render evil for good, have de- 
tracted me, because I followed goodness. 

Forsake me not, Lord my God ; do 
not thou depart from me. 

Attend unto my help, Lord the God 
of my salvation. Glory be, etc. 



Seven Penitential Psalms. 101 

Psalm l. Miserere. 

HAVE mercy on me, O God, according 
to thy great mercy. 
And according to the multitude of thy 
tender mercies, blot out my iniquity. 

Wash me yet more from my iniquity, 
and cleanse me from my sin. 

For I know my iniquity, and my sin is 
always before me. 

To thee only have I sinned, and have 
done evil before thee ; that thou mayest 
be justified in thy words, and mayest over- 
come when thou art judged. 

For behold I w T as conceived in iniquities ; 
and in sins did my mother conceive me. 

For behold that thou hast loved truth; 
the uncertain and hidden things of thy 
wisdom thou hast made manifest to me. 

Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, 
and I shall be cleansed ; thou shalt wash 
me, and I shall be made whiter than 
snow. 

To my hearing thou shalt give joy and 
gladness, and the bones that have been 
humbled shall rejoice. 



102 Seven Penitential Psalms. 

Turn away thy face from my sins, and 
blot out all my iniquities. 

Create a clean heart in me, O God ; and 
renew a right spirit within my bowels. 

Cast me not away from thy face ; and 
take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 

Restore unto me the joy of thy salva- 
tion, and strengthen me with a perfect 
spirit. 

I will teach the unjust thy ways ; and 
the wicked shall be converted to thee. 

Deliver me from blood, O God, thou 
God of my salvation ; and my tongue shall 
extol thy justice. ■ 

O Lord, thou wilt open my lips ; and 
my mouth shall declare thy praise. 

For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I 
would indeed have given it ; w r ith burnt- 
offerings thou w T ilt not be delighted. 

A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit ; 
a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou 
wilt not despise. 

Deal favorably, O Lord, in thy good- 
will with Sion ; that the walls of Jerusalem 
may be built up. 



Seven Penitential Psalms. 103 

Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of 
justice, oblations, and whole burnt-offer- 
ings ; then shall they lay calves upon thy 
altar. Glory be, etc. 

Psalm ci. Domine, Exaudi. 

HEAR, O Lord, my prayer, and let my 
cry come to thee. 
Turn not away thy- face from me ; in 
the day when I am in trouble, incline thy 
ear to me. 

In what day soever I shall call upon 
thee, hear me speedily. 

For my days are vanished like smoke ; 
and my bones are grown dry like fuel for 
the fire. 

I am smitten as grass, and mv heart is 
withered ; because I forgot to eat my bread. 

Through the voice of my groaning my 
bone hath "cleaved to my flesh. 

I am become like to a pelican of the 
wilderness ; I am like a night-raven in the 
house. 

I have watched and am become as a spar- 
row, all alone on the house-top. 



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All the day long my enemies reproach 
me, and they that praised me did swear 
against me. 

For I did eat ashes like bread ; and 
mingled my drink with weeping. 

Because of thy anger and indignation ; 
for having lifted me up thou hast thrown 
me down. 

My days have declined like a shadow ; 
and I am withered like grass. 

But thou, O Lord, endurest forever; and 
thy memorial to all generations. 

Thou shalt arise and have mercy on 
Sion, for it is time to have mercy on it, 
for the time is come. 

For the stones thereof have pleased thy 
servants, and they shall have pity on the 
earth thereof. 

And the Gentiles shall fear thy name, O 
Lord ; and all the kings of the earth thy 
glory. 

For the Lord hath built up Sion ; and 
he shall be seen in his glory. 

He hath had regard to the prayer of 



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the humble ; and he hath not despised 
their petition. 

Let these things be written unto another 
generation : and the people that shall be 
created shall praise the Lord. 

Because he hath looked forth from his 
high sanctuary : from heaven the Lord 
hath looked upon the earth. 

That he might hear the groans of them 
that are in fetters : that he might release 
the children of the slain. 

That they may declare the name of the 
Lord in Sion, and his praise in Jerusalem. 

When the peoples assembled together, 
and kings to serve the Lord. 

He answered him in the way of his 
strength : declare unto me the fewness of 
my days. 

Call me not away in the midst of my 
days : thy years are unto generation and 
generation. 

In the beginning, O Lord, thou found- 
edst the earth : and the heavens are the 
works of thy hands. 

They shall perish, but thou remainest : 



io6 Seven Penitential Psalms. 

and all of them shall grow old like a gar- 
ment. 

And as a vesture thou shalt change 
them, and they shall be changed ; but 
thou art always the self same, and thy 
years shall not fail. 

The children of thy servants shall con- 
tinue ; and their seed shall be directed for- 
ever. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 

Psalm cxxix. De Profundis. 

OUT of the depths I have cried to thee, 
O Lord : Lord, hear my voice. 
Let thy ears be attentive to the voice 
of my supplication. 

If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities, 
Lord who shall stand ? 

For with thee there is merciful forgive- 
ness : and by reason of thy law, I have 
waited for thee, O Lord. 

My soul hath relied on his word : my 
soul hath hoped in the Lord. 

From the morning watch even until 
night, let Israel hope in the Lord, 



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Because with the Lord there is mercy, 
and with him plentiful redemption. 

And he shall redeem Israel from all his 
iniquities. 

Glory be, etc. 

Psalm cxlii. Domine, exaudi. 

HEAR, O Lord, my prayer ; give ear 
to my supplication in thy truth, 
hear me in thy justice. 

And enter not into judgment with thy 
servant: for in thy sight no man living 
shall be justified. 

For the enemy hath persecuted my 
soul: he hath brought down my life to 
the earth. 

He hath made me to dwell in darkness, 
as those that have been dead of old : and 
my spirit is in anguish within me : my 
heart w r ithin me is troubled. 

I remembered the days of old, I medita- 
ted on all thy works : I mused upon the 
works of thy hands. 

I stretched forth my hands to thee : my 
soul is as earth without water unto thee. 



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Hear me speedily, O Lord ; my spirit 
hath fainted away. 

Turn not away thy face from me, lest I 
be like unto them that go down into the 

pit. 

Cause me to hear thy mercy in the 
morning : for in thee have I hoped. 

Make the way known to me wherein I 
should walk : for I have lifted up my soul 
to thee. 

Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord, 
to thee have I fled : teach me to do thy 
will, for thou art my God, 

Thy good spirit shall lead me into the 
right land: for thy name's sake, O Lord, 
thou wilt quicken me in thy justice. 

Thou wilt brincr my soul out of troubles : 
and in thy mercy thou wilt destroy my 
enemies. 

And thou wilt cut off all them that 
afflict my soul : for I am thy servant. 
Glory be to the Father, etc. 

Anth. Remember not, O Lord, our 
offences, nor those of our parents ; and 
take not revenge on our sins. 



THE LITANY OF THE SAINTS. 



(Recited in the Office of the Church on Holy Saturday, 
and in the Forty Hours' Devotion.) 



THE LITANY OF THE SAINTS. 



LORD, have mercy on us. 
Christ, have mercy on us. 
Lord, have mercy on us. 
Christ, hear us. 
Christ, graciously hear us. 
God the Father of heaven, 

have mercy on us. 
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, 

have mercy on us. 
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us. 
Holy Trinity one God, 
have mercy on us. 
Holy Mary, pray for us. 
Holy Mother of God, pray for us. 
Holy Virgin of Virgins, pray for us. 



iio Litany of the Saints. 

St. Michael, 
St. Gabriel, 
St. Raphael, 

All ye holy Angels and Archangels, 
All ye holy orders of blessed Spirits, 
St. John the Baptist, 
St. Joseph, 

All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets, 

St. Peter, 

St. Paul, 

St. Andrew, 

St. James, 

St. John, 

St. Thomas, 

St. James, 

St. Philip, 

St. Bartholomew, 

St. Matthew, 

St. Simon, 

St. Thaddeus, 

St. Matthias, 

St. Barnaby, 

St. Luke, 

St. Mark, 

All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists, ^ 



Litany of the Saints. 

All ye holy disciples of our Lord, 
All ye Holy Innocents, 
St. Stephen, 
St. Laurence, 
St. Vincent, 

St. Fabian and St. Sebastian, 

St. John and St. Paul, 

St. Cosmas and St. Damian, 

St. Gervase and St. Protase, 

All ye holy Martyrs, 

St. Sylvester, 

St. Gregory, 

St. Ambrose, 

St. Augustine, 

St. Jerome, 

St. Martin, 

St. Nicholas, 

All ye holy Bishops and Confessors, 

All ye holy Doctors, 

St. Anthony, 

St. Benedict, 

St. Bernard, 

St. Dominic, 

St. Francis, ' 

All ye holy Priests and Levites, 









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All ye holy ]\Ionks and Hermits, 






St. Mary Magdalene, 






St. Agatha. 






St. Lucy, 


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St. Agnes, 






St. Cecilia, 


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St. Catharine, 


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St. Anastatia, 






All ye holy Virgins and Widows, 


II 




All ye Men and Women, Saints of G 


od, 




Make intercession for us. 






Be merciful unto us. Sparc us. Ley J. 






Be merciful unto us, Graciously Jiear us 


, 




Lord, 






From all evil, 






From all sin, 






From thy wrath, 






From a sudden and unprovided death. 


> 




From the deceits of the devil. 






From anger, hatred, and ill-will, 






From the spirit of fornication, 






From lightning and tempest, 






From everlasting death. 






Through the mystery of thy holy In- | 






carnation J 

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Litany of the Saints. 



Through thy coming, 

Through thy Nativity, ^ 
Through thy Baptism and holy fasting, 
Through thy Cross and Passion, 
Through thy Death and burial, 
Through thy holy Resurrection, 
Through thy admirable Ascension, 
Through the coming of the Holy 

Ghost the Comforter, 
In the day of judgment, 
We sinners, do beseech thee to hear us. 
That thou spare us, 
That thou pardon us. 

That thou vouchsafe to bring us to ^ 

true penance, ^ 
That thou vouchsafe to govern and Sg 

preserve thy holy Church, ^ 
That thou vouchsafe to preserve our ! ^ 

Apostolic Prelate, and all ecclesi- | £ 

astical orders in thy holy religion, § 
That thou vouchsafe to humble the 

enemies of thy holy Church, 
That thou vouchsafe to give peace, 

and true concord to Christian 

kings and princes, 

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1 1 4 Litany of the Saints. 

That thou vouchsafe to grant peace, 
and unity to all Christian people, 

That thou vouchsafe to confirm and 
preserve us in thy holy service. 

That thou lift up our minds to heav- 
enly desires, 

That thou render eternal good things 
to all our benefactors, 

That thou deliver our souls, and 
those of our brethren, kinsfolk, \ 
and benefactors, from eternal dam- 
nation, 

That thou vouchsafe to give, and pre- 
serve the fruits of the earth, 

That thou vouchsafe to give eternal 
rest to all the faithful departed, 

That thou vouchsafe graciously to 
hear us, 

Son of God, 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 
of the world, Spare us, O Lord. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 
of the world, Hear us, O Lord. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 
of the world, Have mercy on us. 



Litany of the Saint. 



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Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hearus. 
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have 
mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. 
Our Father, etc. 

V. And lead us not into temptation, 
R. But deliver us from evil. Amen. 



GOD, come to my assistance ; O Lord, 



Let them be confounded and ashamed 
that seek my soul : 

Let them be turned backward, and blush 
for shame that desire evils to me : 

Let them be presently turned away 
blushing for shame that say to me : 'Tis 
well, 'tis well. 

Let all that seek thee, rejoice and be 
glad in thee ; and let such as love thy 
salvation say always : The Lord be mag- 
nified. 

But I am needy and poor; O God, help 
me. 

Thou art my helper and my deliverer: 
O Lord, make no delay. 



Psalm lxix. 




make haste to help me. 



i t 6 Litany of tlie Sat fits. 



Glory be to the Father, etc. 

V. Save thy servants. 

R. Trusting in thee, O my God. 

r. Be u:::d us. L:rd, a tower of 
strength. 

R. From the face of the enemy. 

V. L:-: nor the enemy prevail against 
us at alL 

R. Xor the son of iniquity have any 
power to hurt us. 

V. O Lord, deal not with us according 
to our sins. 

R. Neither reward us according to our 
iniquities. 

V. Let us pray for our chief bishop, iV. 

R. The L ord preserve him, and give him 
life, and make him blessed upon earth, and 
deliver him not to the will of his enemies. 

V. Let us pray for our benefactors. 

R. Vouchsafe. Lord, for thy name's 
sake, to reward with eternal life all those 
who have done us good. 

V. Let us pray for the faithful departed. 

R. Eternal rest give them, O Lord ; and 
let perpetual light shine upon them. 



Litany of the Saints. 1 1 7 

V. May they rest in peace. 
R. Amen. 

V. For our absent brethren. 

R. O my God, save thy servants trust- 
ing in thee. 

V. Send them help, O Lord, from thy 
holy place. 

R. And from Sion protect them. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto thee. 

Let us pray. 

OGOD, whose property is always to 
have mercy and to spare, receive 
our petition, that we, and all thy servants 
who are bound by the chains of sin, may, 
by the compassion of thy goodness, be 
mercifully absolved. 

Hear, we beseech thee, O Lord, the 
prayers of thy suppliants, and pardon the 
sins of them that confess to thee ; that, in 
thy bounty, thou mayest give us pardon 
and peace. - 

Out of thy clemency, O Lord, show thy 
unspeakable mercy to us ; that so thou 



1 1 8 Litany of the Saints. 

mayest both acquit us of our sins, and de- 
liver us from the punishments we deserve 
for them. 

O God, who by sin art offended, and by 
penance pacified, mercifully regard the 
prayers of thy people making supplica- 
tion to thee, and turn away the scourges 
of thy anger, which we deserve for our 
sins. 

O Almighty and Eternal God, have 
mercy on thy servant, N. y our chief bishop, 
and direct him according to thy clemency, 
into the way of everlasting salvation ; that, 
by thy grace, he may desire those things 
that are agreeable to thee and perform 
them with all his strength. 

O God, from whom are all holy desires, 
right counsels, and just works, give to thy 
servants that peace which the world can- 
not give; that our hearts maybe disposed 
to keep thy commandments, and the fear 
of enemies being removed, the times, by 
thy protection, may be peaceable. 

Inflame, O Lord, our reins and hearts 
with the fire of thy holy spirit, that we 



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may serve thee with chaste bodies, and 
please thee with clean hearts. 

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of 
all the faithful, give to the souls of thy 
servants departed, the remission of all 
their sins ; that through pious supplica- 
tions, they may obtain the pardon which 
they have always desired. 

Prompt, we beseech thee, O Lord, our 
actions by thy holy inspirations, and carry 
them on by thy gracious assistance ; that 
every prayer and w r ork of ours may begin 
always from thee, and by thee be happily 
ended. 

O Almighty and Eternal God, w r ho hast 
dominion over the living and the dead, and 
art merciful to all whom thou foreknow- 
est shall be thine by faith and good works ; 
we humbly beseech thee, that they for 
whom we have determined to offer up our 
prayers, whether this world still detains 
them in the flesh, or the world to come 
has already received them out of their 
bodies, may, by the clemency of thy good- 
ness, all thy Saints interceding for them, 



1 20 Litany of the Saints. 



obtain pardon and full remission of all 
their sins ; Through our Lord Jesus Christ, 
thy Son, who liveth and reigneth, one 
God with thee, and the Holy Ghost, world 
without end. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto thee. . 

V. May the Almighty and most merci- 
ful Lord graciously hear us. 

R. Amen. 

V. And may the souls of the faithful 
departed, through the mercy of God, rest 
in peace. 

R. Amen. 



DEVOUT PRAYERS, 

WHICH MAY BE SAID AFTER THE LITANY OF THE 
SAINTS, ACCORDING TO THE DIVERSITY OF 
TIMES AND OCCASIONS. 



A Prayer for God 's Holy Church. 

O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, 
who hast revealed thy glory to all 
nations in Christ, preserve the works of 
thy mercy, that thy Church, spread 
throughout the world, may persevere with 
steadfast faith in the confession of thy 
name : through Christ our Lord. 

For the Chief Bishop. 

OGOD, the Pastor and Governor of 
all the faithful, mercifully regard 



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thy servant N., whom thou hast placed as 
chief Pastor over thy Church: grant, we 
beseech thee, that both by word and ex- 
ample he may edify all those who are 
under his charge, that, together with the 
Hock committed to his care, he may arrive 
at life everlasting : through our Lord, etc. 

For all Degrees of the Church. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by 
whose spirit the whole body of the 
Church is sanctified and governed ; hear 
we beseech thee, our humble supplications 
for all degrees thereof ; that by the assist- 
ance of thy grace, they may faithfully 
serve thee : through, etc. 

A Prayer in any Necessity. 

OGOD, our refuge and strength, the 
fountain of all goodness, merci- 
fully hear the fervent prayers of thy 
Church, and grant that what we ask with 
faith, we may effectually obtain : through, 
etc. 



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123 



Against the Persecutors of the Church. 

RECEIVE, we beseech thee, O Lord, 
the prayers of thy Church, and 
mercifully appease thy wrath against us; 
that all adversities and errors being re- 
moved, we may serve thee in secure 
liberty: through, etc. 

A Prayer for the President of the United 
States. 

\ T 7E pray thee, O God of might, wis- 



dom and justice, through whom 



authority is rightly administered, laws are 
enacted, and judgment decreed, assist, 
with thy Holy Spirit of counsel and forti- 
tude, the President of these United States ; 
that his administration may be conducted 
in righteousness, and be eminently useful 
to thy people over whom he presides ; by 
encouraging due respect for virtue and re- 
ligion ; by a faithful execution of the laws 
in justice and mercy ; and by restraining 
vice and immorality. 




124 Devout Prayers. 



A Prayer for the Afflicted. 

O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, 
the Comforter of the sorrowful, and 
the support of those who are afflicted ; 
give ear to the prayers of such as call on 
thee in their tribulation ; that finding 
thy mercy present with them in their ne- 
cessities, their mourning may be turned 
into joy: through, etc. 

For Heretics and Schismatics. 

O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, 
who savest all, and wouldst not that 
any should perish : favorably look down 
upon those souls which are seduced by 
the deceit of Satan ; that, all heretical im- 
piety being removed, the hearts of such 
as err may repent, and return to the unity 
of thy truth: through, etc. . 

For tJie Unfaithful Jens. 

O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, 
who repellest not from thy mercy 
even the perfidious Jews : hear the prayer, 



Devout Prayers. 1 25 

which we offer for the blindness of that 
people ; that the light of thy truth, Christ 
our Lord, being known to them, they 
may be delivered from their darkness : 
through, etc. 

For Pagans. 

O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, 
who desirest not the death, but the 
life of sinners : mercifully accept our 
prayers, and delivering pagans from the 
worship of idols, unite them to thy Church, 
to the praise and honor of thy glorious 
name : through, etc. 



In time of War. 

GOD, who puttest an end to wars, 
V^/ and, by the power of thy protection, 
vanquishest the opposers of such as trust 
in thee, help thy servants, who earnestly 
crave thy mercy ; that the evil designs of 
our enemies being defeated, Ave may praise 
thee with incessant gratitude : through, 



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Devout Prayers. 



In time of Famine and Pestilence* 

RANT us, we beseech thee, O Lord, 
Vj the effect of our prayer, and mer- 
cifully turn away from thy servants all 
pestilence and famine : that the hearts of 
men may know that such scourges pro- 
ceed from thy indignation, and cease by 
thy mercy : through, etc. 

A Prayer for Rain. 

OGOD, in whom we live, and move, 
and have our being, grant us, we 
beseech thee, competent rain ; that par- 
taking of thy temporal blessings, we may 
the more confidently desire those which 
are eternal : through, etc. 

For Fair We at Iter. 

HEAR our supplications, O Lord, 
and vouchsafe to thy servants the 
blessing of fair weather ; that we, who 
are justly afflicted for our sins, may find 
relief in thy clemency : through, etc. 



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In any Tribulation. 

O ALMIGHTY God, despise not thy 
people who call upon thee in their 
afflictions ; but for the glory of thy name 
forgive them their sins, and deliver them 
from all sorrow : through, etc. 

For Remission of Sins. 

GOD, who rejectest none, but art 
V->/ pacified by penance even towards 
the greatest offenders, mercifully regard 
the prayers of thy servants, that through 
thy mercy we may obtain the pardon of 
our sins, and be enabled to fulfill thy 
commandments : through, etc. 

Against Temptations. 

f~\ GOD, who justifiest the wicked that 
V-/ repent, and desirest not the death 
of a sinner ; we humbly beseech thy Ma- 
jesty to defend thy servants with thy 
heavenly Grace, who trust in thy mercy, 
and preserve them by thy continual pro- 
tection, that they may persevere in thy 



128 Devout Prayers. 

service, and by no temptations be ever 
separated from thee : through, etc. 

For such as are on a Journey. 

Ant. In the way of peace and prosper- 
ity may the Lord, the almighty and mer- 
ciful, direct our steps. And may the An- 
gel Raphael accompany us on the way, 
that we may return to our home in peace, 
safety, and joy. 

OGOD, who madest the sons of Israel 
to walk with dry feet through the 
midst of the sea, and who didst open to 
the three Magi, by the guiding of a star, 
the way that led to thee ; grant to us, we 
beseech thee, a prosperous journey, and a 
time of tranquillity, that, attended by thy 
holy angel, we may happily arrive at that 
place whither we are journeying, and fin- 
ally at the haven of eternal salvation. 

A Prayer for the Sick. 

O ALMIGHTY and eternal God, the 
perpetual salvation of them that 



Devout Prayers. 



believe, hear us for thy sick servants, for 
whom we humbly crave the help of thy 
mercy, that their health being restored to 
them, they may render thanks to thee in 
thy Church : through, etc. 

A Prayer for the Living. 

EXTEND unto thy faithful, O Lord, 
the right hand of thy heavenly 
succor, that they may seek thee with all 
their hearts, and obtain of thy mercy 
whatever is necessary to their condition : 
through, etc. 

A Prayer for our Friends. 

OGOD, who hast poured the gift of 
charity, by the grace of the Holy 
Ghost, into the hearts of the faithful : 
grant to thy servants (here name those 
you pray for), for whom we implore thy 
mercy, health of mind and body ; that 
loving thee with all their strength, they 
may accomplish those things which are 
pleasing to thee : through, etc. 

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For our Enemies. 

OGOD, the lover of peace and pre- 
server of charity, give peace and 
true charity to all our enemies, grant them 
remission of their sins, and deliver us from 
their deceits : through, etc. 

Against wicked Thoughts. 

O ALMIGHTY and most gracious 
God, mercifully regard our prayers, 
and deliver our hearts from the tempta- 
tions of evil thoughts ; that our souls may 
be made worthy habitations for the Holy 
Ghost : through, etc. 

For Charity. 

OGOD, who makest all. things bene- 
ficial to them that love thee, infuse 
into our hearts an inviolable love of thy 
charity : that such desires as we conceive 
by thy holy inspiration may by no temp- 
tation be ever changed : through, etc. 



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For Patience. 

OGOD, who by the humility of thy 
only-begotten Son hast confounded 
the pride of the old enemy : grant, we 
beseech thee, that we may often call to 
mind what he meekly suffered for us, and 
by his example patiently endure all adver- 
sities : through, etc. 

For the holy Catholic Church. 

DEFEND, O Lord, thy servants, we 
humbly beseech thee, from all dan- 
gers of body and soul : and by the prayers 
of the glorious Virgin Mary, of the holy 
apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed N. and 
all thy saints, grant us the mercies of peace 
and safety, that all adversities and errors 
being removed, thy Church may serve thee 
in secure liberty : through, etc. 

A Prayer for Special Friends. 

PRESERVE, O Lord, thy servants, N. 
N., for whose health, happiness, and 
prosperity we humbly offer up these our 



Devout Prayers. 



petitions to thy sacred Majesty; beseech- 
ing thee to grant them a persevering 
constancy in the Catholic faith, a safe 
passage through this life's dangerous pil- 
grimage ; that no worldly, carnal, or 
diabolical temptation may have the power 
to separate them from thee, their prime 
and only good. Give them grace to cor- 
respond to that state and condition of life 
wherein thou hast placed them ; direct 
them in all their ways, defend them 
against all their enemies, and grant them 
finally a happy death and departure out 
of this world, and a speedy passage after 
death to the fruition of thy eternal felicity. 

For a Friend in Tribulation. 



'OUCHSAFE, O merciful Creator ! 



V to afford the sweetness of thy com- 
forts to thy afflicted servant N., and to 
remove, according to thy accustomed 
mercy, the heavy burden of his calamities. 
Give him, we humbly beseech thee, pa- 
tience in his sufferings, resignation to thy 




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good pleasure, perseverance in thy service, 
and a happy translation from this afflict- 
ing life to thy eternal felicity. 

A Prayer for all those who are engaged in 
the Employment or Service of O titers. 

TO thee, O God, I offer myself, with 
all my labors of this day, and most 
humbly beg thy blessing to accompany 
me in all my undertakings, that whatever 
I do or suffer, may be with the patience 
of an humble, penitent, and sincere desire 
of faithfully discharging my duty to thee, 
whom I desire to serve, in everything be- 
longing to my charge, without loss of time, 
neglect, omission, or waste of what is 
committed to me. 

I beseech thee likewise to grant me the 
spirit of obedience, humility, and meek- 
ness, that I may cheerfully comply with 
all lawful commands, without gainsaying, 
murmuring, or disrespect. May I never 
offend in word or action, or connive with 
others in what is evil : may I never give 



134 Devout Prayers. 

bad example, nor yield to others in what- 
ever is injurious to my superiors, or dis- 
pleasing to thee : may I live in peace with 
every one, give no provoking language, 
make no parties, carry no false or exagger- 
ated stories ; and if provocations are 
offered, may I suppress all passion, be 
moderate in my answers, and return good 
for evil. 

In these and all other duties assist me, 
O God, and help me to overcome all my 
usual weakness. May I ever continue 
under thy protection, and zealously walk in 
the paths of thy commandments, by avoid- 
ing evil, and doing good. To thee I conse- 
crate all my labors, and beg thy blessing 
to attend me in all I shall do this day and 
evermore. 

For the Master and Mistress of a Family. 

O MERCIFUL God, I implore thy 
grace for my direction and help, in 
the execution of everything thou hast 
committed to my charge. Grant me dis- 



Devout Prayers. 135 



cretion, that I may discover In all things 
what is best to be done, that I may manage 
them according to the obligations thou 
hast laid upon me. Make me faithful in 
taking care of what, under thee, I have in 
charge, that nothing may suffer through 
my neglect, idleness, prodigality, or ill 
management. Let not passion have any 
influence on my words or actions, that I 
may reprove without anger, command 
without imperiousness, require service 
without cruelty, have compassion on such 
failings as proceed rather from weakness 
than neglect, and show a tenderness to- 
wards all under my charge, as knowing 
that both they and I serve one master in 
Heaven, who, without respect to persons, 
will call us all to an equal account. 

O Lord, let me never want thy grace to 
suppress every inclination that leads me 
from my duty. Let no kind of extrava- 
gance, excess, or disorder find encourage- 
ment in my house. Make me a zealous 
observer of good discipline, and watchful 
against all undue liberties. Suffer me not 



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to be unjust to any one, nor connive at 
what ought to be reproved. Take from 
me all immoderate solicitude, and let no 
excess of worldly care withdraw my heart 
from the important concern of eternity. 
May my chief solicitude be, how to regu- 
late all my concerns to thy honor and 
glory. I crave thy blessing this day and 
forever, on all I am to do or suffer, and 
humbly offer myself, and all I possess, in 
thy glory. Help me, O my God, accord- 
ing to my necessities, now and forever. 
Amen. 

For Parents. 

ASSIST me, heavenly Father, in 
discharging my duty to my chil- 
dren. Endow me with true Christian wis- 
dom, to discern what to grant, and what 
to deny. Let neither passion, ill-humor, 
nor fondness make me yield to them in 
anything- that may be prejudicial to either 
soul or body. Enable me always to give 
them good example ; to preserve them 
from bad company, or from hearing or 



Devout Prayers. 137 



doing what may induce them to commit 
evil ; and whenever they do amiss, prompt 
me to give them timely correction, more 
out of love than from passion. Deliver 
me from all manner of prodigality — in- 
temperance — idleness — vanity — neglect, 
or ill-management, that may prevent me 
from providing for their comfortable sub- 
sistence in this life, as also from prepar- 
ing them for happiness hereafter, by being 
over-solicitous to make them great in this 
world. 

Direct me, O God, in every particular 
that can contribute to their Christian 
education, and enable me to remove from 
them whatever may do them hurt. De- 
liver me from all indiscreet partialities — 
from discouraging them — or showing any 
unreasonable uneasiness, which may force 
them upon rash methods for the remedy 
of the trouble they find at home. Be thou 
a father to them, and supply, by thy good- 
ness, whatever is wanting in me. Preserve 
them from -the corruption of the world, 
from sin, and all evil, and excite them to 



138 Devout Prayers. 

all good. Deliver them from the effects 
of a vain and inconstant mind, and make 
them thy faithful servants here, that they 
may come at length to that happiness 
which Christ has purchased for them. 
Amen. 

For Children under Parents' Care. 

O HEAVENLY Father, who com- 
mandest us to love, obey, respect, 
and honor our parents, grant that I may 
always comply with this thy command, by 
being ever faithful in the performance of 
all it enjoins, and in never doing any- 
thing contrary thereunto. 

May I ever deny myself, in all lawful 
things, to please my parents ; and obey 
them in whatever they can justly require 
or expect from me. Let me never con- 
tradict them, nor so dispute .against their 
proposals as to make them uneasy. May 
I always consult them in all that concerns 
them or myself. May I ever be deaf to 
those who suggest the despising or neg- 
lecting of my parents' advice. May I 



Devout Pi r ayers. 139 

never afflict them by following bad coun- 
sel, wicked company, or any evil ways. 
May I always study to be their comfort, 
in recompense for all the care, trouble, 
and love they have had for me. May I 
never show impatience at their infirmities, 
much less mock at any weakness to which 
they -are subject. 

Direct me, O my God, in everything 
relating to my duty, and suffer no change 
of circumstances to withdraw me from it. 
May I, in no lawful concern whatever, 
offend my parents on earth, or displease 
thee, my Father, who art in Heaven, 

A Prayer for Scholars before Study. 

O INCOMPREHENSIBLE Creator, 
the true fountain of light, and only 
author of all knowledge; who, out of the 
treasure of thy wisdom, hast, with won- 
derful harmony, disposed and ordered all 
parts of the universe : vouchsafe, I be- 
seech thee, to enlighten my understand- 
ing with the rays of thy wisdom, and to 



140 Devout Prayers. 

expel from it all darkness of sin and ig- 
norance. Thou who makest eloquent the 
tongues of those that want utterance, in- 
struct my tongue, and pour on my lips 
the grace of thy blessing. Give me a 
diligent and obedient spirit, quickness 
of apprehending, capacity of retaining, 
and the continual assistance of thy holy 
grace, that I may apply all my studies to 
thy honor, and the everlasting salvation 
of my own soul through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

A Prayer zvhich may be daily said hy a 
Woman with Child. 

OLORD God, Almighty Creator of 
heaven and earth, who hast made 
us all out of nothing, and redeemed us by 
the precious Blood of thy only Son: look 
down upon thy poor handmaid here pros- 
trate before thee, humbly imploring thy 
mercy, and begging thy blessing for her- 
self and her child, which thou hast given 
her to conceive. Preserve, I beseech thee, 



Devout Prayers. 141 

the work of thy hands, and defend both me 
and the tender fruit of my womb from all 
perils and all evils ; grant me in due time 
a happy delivery, and bring my child safe 
to the font of baptism, that it may be 
there happily dedicated to thee, to love 
and serve thee faithfully forever. But, O 
my God, I have too much reason to fear 
lest my great and manifold sins should 
hinder thee from hearing my prayers, and 
draw down thy judgments on me and 
mine, instead of thy mercies, which I sue 
for. And therefore I am sensible the first 
thing I ought to do is, to repent from the 
bottom of my heart for ail my offences, 
humbly confessing them, and continually 
to cry to thee for mercy. I detest, then, 
all my sins with my whole heart, and de- 
sire to lay them down here at thy feet, to 
be effaced and destroyed forever. I re- 
nounce and abhor them with my whole 
soul, because they are infinitely odious to 
thee, and wish I could expiate them with 
tears of blood : I humbly beg thy pardon 
for them all, and wish with all my heart I 



142 Devout Prayers, 

had never committed them : I here offer 
myself to make what satisfaction for them 
I am able ; and most willingly accept of 
whatever I may have to suffer in child- 
bearing, and offer it up now beforehand to 
thee for my sins, firmly resolving by thy 
grace, never wilfully to offend thee more. 
Behold here my poor heart, O Lord, and 
if it is not, at least I desire it should be, 
that contrite and humble heart which 
thou never despisesto In this disposition 
of soul, and with a lively confidence in thy 
mercies, -and in the merits of the death 
and passion of Jesus Christ thy Son, I re- 
new the petition I made before, and once 
more beg, for myself, thy grace, protec- 
tion, and a happy delivery ; and for my 
child, that thou wouldst be pleased to 
preserve it for baptism, sanctify it for thy- 
self, and make it thine forever, through, 
etc. Amen. 

For a Husband or Wife. 




GOD, who hast ordained the holy 
state of matrimony, wherein I am 



Devout Prayers, 143 

engaged, grant me grace to comply with 
all its obligations, and to perform them in 
such a manner as is becoming a Chris- 
tian, not an unbeliever. 

Preserve my love undefiled, according 
to thy divine command, and let the duty 
oflovehelpto conduct me with comfort 
through all the obligations and difficulties 
of my state. Grant me discretion to 
manage all circumstances for the best, a 
true love for peace, and such a discreet 
compliance as to resign my own thoughts 
and inclinations for preserving it. Inspire 
me with true humility and patience, that 
I may submit to and bear with all crosses 
in the manner thy apostle requires. Fur- 
nish me with all other helps, that whatever 
difficulties may occur, I may persevere 
with cheerfulness in discharging the duties 
of my state, and never yield so far to any 
weakness, ill-humor, or impatience, as to 
weaken, much less to break the bond 
which thou hast sanctified, and which 
cannot be dissolved but by death. May I 
always be faithful and indefatigable in the 



144 Devout Pi r aycrs. 

discharge of the duties of my state, doing 
and suffering whatever falls to my lot, 
with such absolute submission to thy will, 
that both in peace and trouble, in prosperity 
and a dversity, I may ever remember to 
resign myself cheerfully, O God, to thy 
pleasure or permission ; and under all diffi- 
culties, still labor to work out my salvation. 

For Widows. 

OGOD, the disposer of all things, 
who hast been pleased to bring me 
into this state, grant me the grace to bear 
all its troubles with patience, and to make 
use of all its advantages with Christian 
prudence ; to be a widow in deed ; to de- 
spise all earthly comforts ; to place my 
whole trust in thee, and to improve the 
opportunity offered for securing to myself 
a happy eternity. 

Teach me, O Lord, to make the best 
use of the liberty thou hast given me, and 
as long as I shall abide here in this pil- 
grimage, give me grace to employ my 
time in such exercises of piety, charity, and 



Devout Prayers, 



140 



solid devotion, as may secure thy mercy to 
me, and effectually conduct me to the pos- 
session of that happiness which I desire. 

May I ever despise the vanities of the 
world, and make some recompense for my 
past sins, follies and extravagances. May 
I now spend as many hours in prayer and 
good works as I have misspent in vanity, 
idleness, or dangerous entertainments. 
May I endeavor by charity to make amends 
! for all that I have sinfully, idly, or prodi- 
gally misspent, and thus recover whatever 
prejudice my soul has suffered through 
my fault. May I ever study to improve 
my present circumstances in order to 
eternal life. May my loss turn to my 
advantage, and under thy protection, O 
God, may I find greater comforts than 
what the world can afford. Assist me, O 
my God, and let thy grace support me 
under all my weaknesses. 

For those who lead a Single Life. 



by thyself and thy apostle, hast 

10— K, of H. 




Redeemer, who, both 



146 Devout Prayers. 

recommended a single life as the most 
proper state to serve thee in, without dis- 
traction, assist me by thy holy grace, that 
I may duly consider the advantages of it 
and make a right use of them, so as to 
find the good effect in my soul, for which 
the apostle gives it the preference to 
other states. 

May I always rejoice under thy bless- 
ings, and being at liberty from those 
engagements which are attended with 
endless solicitudes, and enslave the minds 
of men to the earth, may I avail myself 
of this my privilege in seeking and serving 
thee with greater freedom of spirit, having 
thee now for my spouse. 

May I not be like one of the foolish 
virgins, but with the wise wait in readiness 
for thy coming. May I leave all for thee. 
May I love thee with my whole heart, de- 
sire thee with all my soul, adore thee 
with all my mind, and serve thee with all 
my strength : that I may thus become 
holy both in body and spirit. Support 
me under all my weaknesses ; and defend 



Devout Prayers. 



H7 



me against all the snares, both of the 
devil, of the world, and of my own cor- 
ruption. Take from me all affection for 
whatever flatters the senses, and let me 
admire nothing that is vain and empty. 
Inspire me with a dread of all that is 
dangerous, and let the great and prevail- 
ing object of my love, affections, and de- 
sires, centre in thee alone ; that, having 
finished my life here, in imitation of thee, 
I may wait on thee forever, in the joys of 
thy Kingdom. Amen. 



OST bountiful Lord, I return thee 



thanks for whatever I possess, and 
beg thy grace to make good use of what- 
ever plenty, through thy mercy, I enjoy. 
May I always so govern myself, as to 
spend nothing in favor of any vicious or 
sinful inclination. May I be deaf to all 
expensive demands of vanity, gaming, 
appetite, and idleness, and put a stop to 
all those ways by which I have hitherto 
misspent what thou hast intrusted me 



For tlie Rich. 




148 Devout Prayers, 

with, and thereby often most ungratefully 
offended thy divine goodness. 

I confess my past ingratitude, injustice, 
and impiety, in the abuse of thy favors 
and gifts, and earnestly beg pardon of 
thee, O Lord, for the same, and grace 
henceforward to do all thou requirest. To 
feed the hungry, and to clothe the naked, 
with the overplus of the decent support 
of myself and of those under me ; to lay 
up for myself a treasure in Heaven, lest, 
like the rich man in the gospel, I suffer 
eternally in hell, for having so much in- 
dulged my passions, and applied thy 
favors to the service of idleness, vanity, 
and sin. 

It is through thy great mercy, O my 
God, that I yet live, when thou mightest 
have cast me into endless flames. Thou 
sparest me, that I may make some amends 
for all the abuses of the goods thou hast 
so liberally bestowed on me. May I 
neither hereafter hoard up riches un- 
necessarily, nor spend them unprofitably. 
May I only make use of them for pro- 



Devout Praycrc, 



149 



moting thy honor and glory here, the 
relief of the poor, and for providing such 
necessaries as thou allowest. May I pay 
no regard to what the world applauds or 
censures, but only endeavor to please 
thee in a just disposal of what thou hast 
committed to my care, as being not the 
master but the steward thereof, and ac- 
countable to thee, O my God, the giver 
of whatever I possess. Assist me, herein, 
O God, and let not riches, nor the evils 
that they lead to, but thyself alone, be 
the desire of my heart, 



Which may be made to Almighty God every 



OST merciful Lord, and ever living 



^Vl God, behold, I, a wretched and 
ungrateful sinner, prostrate at thy feet, 
adore and worship thee, offering up, in 
all humility, immortal praise and thanks- 
giving, for ail thy blessings, especially for 
that unspeakable charity which induced 



An Oblation 



morning and evening. 




i5o Devout Prayers. 

thee to send down thy only begotten Son 
into this vale of tears, for the work of our 
redemption. 

eternal Lord of Heaven and earth, I 
praise and magnify thy ever-glorious 
name, for thy Son's most holy incarnation 
and nativity ; for his poverty, innocent 
life, and conversation ; for his heavenly 
doctrine and miracles ; for his death and 
passion ; his resurrection and ascension. 

1 yield thee all possible thanks for the 
divine mystery of his precious Body and 
Blood in the venerable Sacrament of the 
Eucharist, wherewith we are nourished, 
cleansed, and sanctified, and our souls are 
made partakers of all heavenly graces 
and spiritual benedictions. 

I give thee most humble and hearty 
thanks that out of a handful of dust thou 
wast pleased to make me according to 
thine own image and likeness, rendering 
me capable of eternal glory, for the ob- 
taining of which thou didst vouchsafe first 
to wash me with the laver of baptism, for 
the remission of that original corruption 



Devout Prayers. l5i 

which was contracted by my first parents ; 
and afterwards to bring me to the pro- 
fession and practice of the Catholic faith, 
not ceasing daily to increase the same in 
me, by the doctrine and instruction of 
thy Church. 

I most humbly thank thee also, that 
thou hast nourished and clothed me from 
my cradle, supplying me with all neces- 
saries for the relief and maintenance of 
my frail body. 

I evermore extol and magnify thy holy 
name, for having, in thy great mercy, 
hitherto spared, and patiently expected 
me, till by thy grace I might be awakened 
from the sleep of sin, and reclaimed from 
my vanities and wicked courses. For 
hadst thou dealt with me according to my 
demerits, my soul (being oppressed w r ith 
innumerable sins) had long since been 
plunged into eternal perdition. 

In consideration of all these thy mer- 
cies and,blessings, I most humbly desire 
that my heart may every day enlarge 
itself, that it may still render thee a more 



1 52 Devout Prayers. 

ample tribute of praise and thanksgiving 
than it has hitherto paid thee. 

my Lord God, and most merciful 
Father, never abandon me to myself, but 
let thy holy fear be ever present in my 
thoughts, to curb and restrain me within 
the bonds of obedience to thy law, that I 
may dread nothing so much in this world, 
as, by a violation of the least of thy 
precepts, to offend thee. Let thy holy 
love temper all the trials and temptations 
which may befall me in such a manner 
that none of them may at any time over- 
come me : for thou knowest that of my- 
self I have not strength to resist them. 

1 moreover beseech thee, most merciful 
Father, by the profound humility of thy 
only Son, Jesus Christ, that thou wouldst 
preserve me from all pride, self-love, vain- 
glory, obstinacy, and disobedience. Cast 
out of my heart, I beseech thee, the spirit 
of gluttony and uncleanness ; the spirit of 
sloth and indevotion ; the spirit of malice 
and envy ; the spirit of hatred and dis- 
dain ; that I may never despise the mean- 



Devout Prayers. 1 5 3 

est of thy creatures, nor proudly prefer 
myself before others ; but always seem 
little in my own eyes ; inclining to think 
the best of others, and judge the worst of 
myself, 

Clothe me, O most holy Father, with 
the wedding garment of thy beloved Son ? 
the supernatural virtue of heavenly char- 
ity, that I may love thee, my Lord God, 
with my whole heart, my whole soul, and 
with all my strength, that neither life nor 
death, prosperity nor adversity, nor any- 
thing else, may ever separate me from 
thy love. Grant that all inordinate affec- 
tions to the transitory things of this world 
may daily decrease in me, that thou only 
mayest be the entertainment and delight 
of my soul. 

O most gracious God, grant thy ser- 
vant an humble, contrite, and obedient 
heart ; an understanding always em- 
ployed in honest and pious thoughts ; a 
will tractable, and always inclined to do 
good ; affections calm and moderate ; a 
watchful custody over my senses, that 



1 54 Devoid Prayers. 

through those windows no sin may enter 
into my soul ; a perfect government of 
my tongue, that no corrupt or unseemly 
language may proceed from my lips; may 
I never slander, nor speak ill of any one, 
nor busy myself about the faults and im- 
perfections of others, but wholly attend 
to the amendment of my own life. 

O most loving Lord, as long as I am 
detained in this prison of my body, let 
this be my comfort, that being free from 
all distractions, both of the cares and 
pleasures of this life, I may wholly devote 
myself to thy service, attending always to 
thy heavenly doctrine, and the salutary 
motions of thy holy Spirit. In these sweet 
exercises let me pass the solitary hours 
of my tedious pilgrimage with patience, 
expecting the closing up of my days, and 
a happy period to this my miserable life. 

And, finally, grant, O blessed Redeemer 
of mankind, my Lord and my God, that 
when this my earthly tabernacle shall be 
dissolved (being found free from all pollu- 
tion of sin, through sincere contrition, and 



Devout Prayers. 1 55 

in virtue of the sacraments of thy holy 
Church), I may be included in the num- 
ber of those blessed souls, who, through 
the merits of thy passion and death, are 
deemed worthy to reign with thee, and 
to enjoy the glorious presence of the 
adorable Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy 
Ghost : to whom, by all creatures in 
heaven and earth, be rendered praise and 
thanksgiving, world without end. Amen. 

O Lord, my God ! G Lord, my God ! 
possess my soul, possess my soul, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 




1 56 Thirty Days' Prayer. 
THE THIRTY DAYS' PRAYER 

TO THE 

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, 

IN HONOR OF THE SACRED PASSION OF OUR LORD • 
JESUS CHRIST ; 

By the devout recital of which, for the above space 
of time, we may mercifully hope to obtain our 
lawful request. It is particularly recommended 
as a proper devotion for every day in Lent, and 
all the Fridays throughout the year. 

EVER glorious and blessed Mary, 
Queen of Virgins, Mother of Mer- 
cy, hope and comfort of dejected and 
desolate souls, through that sword of sor- 
row which pierced thy tender heart whilst 
thine only Son, Christ jesus our Lord, suf- 
fered death and ignominy on the Cross ; 
through that filial tenderness and pure love 
he had for thee, grieving in thy grief, 
whilst from his Cross he recommended 
thee to the care and protection of his be- 
loved disciple, St. John, take pity, I be- 



Thirty Days Prayer. 1 57 

seech thee, on my poverty and necessities ; 
have compassion on my anxieties and 
cares ; assist and comfort me in all my in- 
firmities and miseries, of what kind soever. 
Thou art the Mother of Mercies, the sweet 
comforter and only refuge of the needy 
and the orphan, of the desolate and the 
afflicted. Cast, therefore, an eye of pity 
on a miserable forlorn child of Eve, and 
hear my prayer ; for since, in just punish- 
ment of my sins, I find myself encompassed 
by a multitude of evils, and oppressed 
with much anguish of spirit, whither can 
I fly for more secure shelter, O amiable 
Mother of my Lord and Saviour Jesus 
Christ, than under the wings of thy mater- 
nal protection? Attend, therefore, I be- 
seech thee, with an ear of pity and 
compassion, to my humble and earnest 
request. I ask it, through the bowels of 
mercy of thy dear Son ; through that love 
and condescension wherewith he embraced 
our nature, when, in compliance with the 
divine will, thou gavest thy consent, and 
whom, after the expiration of nine months, 



1 58 Thirty Days Prayer. 



thou didst bring forth from the chaste en- 
closure of thy womb, to visit this world, 
and bless it with his presence. I ask it, 
through that anguish of mind wherewith 
thy beloved Son, our dear Saviour, was 
overwhelmed on Mount Olivet, when he 
besought his eternal Father to remove 
from him, if possible, the bitter chalice of 
his future passion. I ask it, through the 
threefold repetition of his prayers in the 
garden, whence afterwards, with dolorous 
steps and mournful tears, thou didst ac- 
company him to the doleful theatre of his 
death and sufferings. I ask it, through 
the welts and bruises of his virginal flesh, 
occasioned by the cords and whips where- 
with he was bound and scourged, when 
stripped of his seamless garment, for which 
his executioners afterwards cast lots. I 
ask it, through the scoffs and ignominies 
by which he was insulted ; the false accu- 
sations and unjust sentence by which he 
was condemned to death, and which he 
bore with heavenly patience. I ask it, 
through his bitter tears and bloody sweat ; 



Thirty Days'* Prayer. 159 



his silence and resignation ; his sadness 
and grief of heart, I ask it, through the 
blood which trickled from his royal and 
sacred head when struck with the sceptre 
of a reed, and pierced with his crown of 
thorns. I ask it, through the excruciat- 
ing torments he suffered, when his hands 
and feet were fastened with gross nails tp 
the tree of the Cross. I ask it, through 
his vehement thirst, and bitter potion of 
vinegar and gall. I ask it, through his 
dereliction on the Cross, when he exclaim- 
ed, " My God ! my God ! why hast thou 
forsaken me ?" I ask it, through his 
mercy extended to the good thief, and 
through his recommending his precious 
soul and spirit into the hands of his eter- 
nal Father before he expired, saying, " All 
is consummated. " I ask it, through the 
blood mixed with water, which issued 
from his sacred side when pierced with a 
lance, and whence a flood of grace and 
mercy has flowed to us. I ask it, through 
his immaculate life, bitter passion, and ig- 
nominious death on the Cross, at which 



160 Thirty Days Prayer. 

nature itself was thrown into convulsions, 
by the bursting of rocks, rending of the 
veil of the temple, the earthquake, and 
darkness of the sun and moon. I ask it, 
through his descent into hell, where he 
comforted the Saints of the old law with 
his presence, and led captivity captive. I 
ask it, through his glorious victory over 
death, when he arose again to life on the 
third day, and through the joy which his 
appearance for forty days after gave thee 
his blessed Mother, his Apostles, and the 
rest of his Disciples ; when in thine and 
their presence he miraculously ascended 
into heaven. I ask it, through the grace 
of the Holy Ghost, infused into the hearts 
of his Disciples, when he descended upon 
them in the form of fiery tongues, and by 
which they were inspired with zeal in the 
conversion of the world, when they went 
to preach the Gospel. I ask it, through 
the awful appearance of thy Son, at the 
last dreadful day, when he shall come to 
judge the living and the dead, and the 
world by fire. I ask it, through the com- 



Thirty Days' Prayer. 1 6 1 

passion he bore thee, in this life, and the 
unspeakable joy thou didst feel at thine 
assumption into heaven, where thou art 
eternally absorbed in the sweet contem- 
plation of his divine perfections. O glo- 
rious and ever-blessed Virgin ! comfort the 
heart of thy suppliant, by obtaining forme 

Here mention or reflect on your lawful request, 
under the reservation of its being agreeable to 
the will of God, who sees whether it will con- 
tribute towards your spiritual good. 

And as I am persuaded my divine Saviour 
doth honor thee as his beloved Mother, to 
whom he can refuse nothing, so let me 
speedily experience the efficacy of thy 
powerful intercession, according to the 
tenderness of thy maternal affection, and 
his filial loving heart, who mercifully 
granteth the requests, and complieth with 
the desires of those that love and fear him. 
Wherefore, O most blessed Virgin, besides 
the object of my present petition, and 
whatever else I may stand in need of, ob- 
tain for me also of thy dear Son, our Lord 

11— K. of H. 



1 62 Thirty Days* Prayer. 

and our God, a lively faith, firm hope, per- 
fect charity, true contrition of heart, un- 
feigned tears of compunction, sincere 
confession, condign satisfaction, abstinence 
from sin, love of God and my neighbor, 
contempt of the world, patience to suffer 
affronts and ignominies, nay even, if nec- 
essary, an opprobrious death itself, for 
love of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. 
Obtain likewise for me, O sacred Mother 
of God ! perseverance in good works, per- 
formance of good resolutions, mortifica- 
tions of self-will, a pious conversation 
through life, and, at my last moments, 
strong and sincere repentance, accompa- 
nied by such a lively and attentive presence 
of mind, as may enable me to receive the 
last Sacraments of the church worthily, 
and die in thy friendship and favor. Last- 
ly, obtain, I beseech thee, for the souls of 
my parents, brethren, relatives, and bene- 
factors, both living and dead, life everlast- 
ing. Amen. 



Act of Contrition. 163 

A most devout Act of Contrition. 

OMY God ! the God of my heart ! my 
soul ! my life ! and all that is with- 
in me ! whom I have so much offended, 
that neither the sands on the sea-shore, 
the stars in the heavens, the flowers in 
the fields, nor the leaves of the trees, can 
equal the infinite number and unspeakable 
variety of my sins. I have sinned, I have 
offended thee, and done evil before the 
face of heaven and earth. I have depart- 
ed from thy law ; turned my back on thy 
grace ; adored what offended thee ; made 
an idol of my guilt, and run on without 
fear or shame in the ways of deceit, van- 
ity, and perdition. Ah ! my God, how 
much am I grieved for having offended 
thee ! I am less troubled at the greatness 
of the torments which I have deserved for 
my sins. I would have my sorrow for my 
sins to be as great as the sins themselves : 
I would have my regret for having dis- 
pleased thee proportioned to the injuries 



164 Act of Contrition. 



committed against thee : I would have a 
grief equal to thy mercy : I would willing- 
ly bewail the enormity of my sins with 
tears of blood : more for the offence and 
insult offered thy divine Majesty than for 
the injury and perdition they bring upon 
myself. But where shall I find so deep a 
sense of sorrow, save only in the fountain 
of thy grace ? Where shall I find such a 
grief, save only in the contemplation of 
thy immense goodness and infinite maj- 
esty? Whence are those tears to flow, 
save only from the ocean of thy mercy? 
Here I cast myself at thy feet : consider 
not in what manner, at what time, and 
how late : consider only that I come. 
But, ah ! Lord, in how miserable a condi- 
tion! how filthy ! how abominable ! Clad 
with the deformity of my sins, covered 
with the filthiness of my offences, and de- 
filed with the abominations of a vicious 
life ! But, in approaching thee, O my 
God, I come with the confidence of find- 
ing in thy mercy a secure haven ; in thy 
compassion, protection ; in thy clemency, 



Act of Contrition. i65 

a refuge ; and in thy goodness, a remedy. 
Wherefore, O Lord, under the dread of 
thy justice, I seek no other remedy, save 
that of thy mercy, nor fly to any other 
shelter, but that of thy clemency. In thee 
I place my trust, O my God : for though 
by sin I have lost the nature and privilege 
of a son, yet thou, O Lord, infinitely good, 
dost not lose the nature and condition 
thou hast of a father. Let then, O Lord, 
thy infinite grace complete that work in 
me which thy infinite mercy has begun. 
Let thy clemency come to the succor of 
thy miserable creature : take pity and 
compassion on my poor soul. I am firmly 
resolved, with the aid of thy grace, to 
amend my life, confess my sins, and per- 
severe in thy service ; to pardon injuries, 
avoid the occasions of evil, and abhor 
my vices, to make such restitution as I 
am able ; and to observe, as in duty bound, 
all thy commandments. I trust, O Lord, 
in thy infinite goodness, that thou wilt 
pardon all my sins, through the death and 
passion of my Lord Jesus Christ : for 



1 66 Act of Contrition. 

though in his "wounds there is justice to 
punish me, yet in the same wounds there 
is likewise mercy to forgive me. Mercy ! 
mercy! mercy! Jesus, have mercy upon me. 




Devout Prayers. 



i6 7 




ACTS OF FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY* 
A Prayer before the Acts. 



V-/ grant unto us an increase of Faith, 
Hope, and Charity ; and that we may 
obtain what thou hast promised, make us 
love and practise what thou commandest; 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



OMY God, I am heartily sorry for 
having offended thee : and I detest 
my sins most sincerely, because they are 
displeasing to thee, my God, whom I 
should have never ceased to adore and 
love. I now firmly purpose, by the 




ALMIGHTY and eternal God! 



An Act of Contrition. 



16S Devout Prayers, 

assistance of thy holy Grace, never more 
to offend thee ; and to avoid for the 
future, to the utmost of my power, all 
dangerous occasions which might expose 
me to sin. 

An Act of Faith. 

OMY God ! I firmly believe that thou 
art one only God, the Creator and 
Sovereign Lord of heaven and earth, in- 
finitely great, infinitely good, and infinite- 
ly perfect. I firmly believe that in thee one 
only God, there are three Divine Persons, 
really distinct and in all things equal, the 
Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. I 
firmly believe that God the Son, the second 
person of the most Holy Trinity, became 
man ; that he was conceived by the Holy 
Ghost, and was born of the Virgin Mary ; 
that he suffered and died on a Cross to 
redeem and save us : that he arose on the 
third day from the dead ; that he ascend- 
ed into Heaven, and sitteth at the right 
hand of the Father, always living to make 
intercession for us ; that he will come at 



Devout Prayers. 



169 



the end of the world to judge mankind, 
and render to every one according to his 
works ; that he will reward the good with 
eternal happiness, and condemn the 
wicked to the everlasting pains of hell. I 
believe these and all other articles which 
the Holy Roman Catholic Church pro- 
poses to our belief, because thou, my 
God, the infallible Truth, hast revealed 
them ; and thou hast commanded us to 
hear the Church, which is the Pillar and 
the Ground of Truth. In this Faith I am 
firmly resolved, through thy holy grace, 
to live and die. 

An Act of Hope. 
MY God! who hast graciously prom- 



ised every blessing, even Heaven 
itself, through Jesus Christ, to those who 
keep thy commandments ; relying on thy 
power, which is infinite, thy mercies, 
which are over all thy works, and thy 
promises,, to which thou art always faith- 
ful, I confidently hope to obtain the par- 
don of my past sins, which I now detest; 




17° Devout Prayers. 

grace to serve thee faithfully in this life 
by doing the good works thou hast com- 
manded ; and eternal happiness in the 
next, through my Lord and Saviour Jesus 
Christ. 

An Act of Charity. 

OMY God ! my Creator, my Redeem- 
er, my Sovereign Good ! whose 
boundless charity to me has been un- 
ceasing, and whose infinite perfections 
adoring angels behold with unspeakable 
delight, I love thee with my whole heart 
and soul, and above all things ; and for 
thy sake I love my neighbor as myself. 
Oh, teach me, my gracious God, to love 
thee daily more and more ; and merci- 
fully grant, that having loved thee on 
earth, I may love and enjoy thee forever 
in Heaven. 




PRAYERS BEFORE MASS. 

O MERCIFUL Father, who didst so 
love the world as to give up thy 
only Son to death, even the death of the 
cross, for our redemption, vouchsafe, 
through his infinite merits, to accept in 
our behalf the most holy Sacrifice of the 
Mass ; in the offering of which we are 
about to participate. We approach thy 
throne, O Lord, with humble but firm 
hope, when we remember that we have 
the price of the world's redemption to lay 
before thee. That price has been paid by 
the death of thy ever blessed Son. And 
among the wondrous means which he has 



172 Prayers before Mass. 



provided for applying the fruits thereof to 
our souls, we contemplate with especial 
gratitude that enduring memorial of his 
love which he instituted at his Last 
Supper — whereby he enables us not only 
to possess within us, in the divine com- 
munion, the very author of grace, the 
victim of propitiation, who died for us on 
the Cross, but also to present him anew to 
thy acceptance, really present on our 
altar, as our Advocate and Mediator, 
through the ministry of his priests, in the 
adorable Sacrifice of the Mass. 

At this adorable sacrifice w r e are now 
assembled to assist. Oh, Lord, look upon 
the face of thy Christ, and grant that while 
we unite with the holy Church and its 
minister in offering him before the throne 
of thy mercy, for all the purposes for 
which he once shed his most precious 
Blood, we may be made partakers of the 
one all-atoning sacrifice which he consum- 
mated on Calvary. 

Bowing down, therefore, in humble 
adoration, before thy Sovereign Majesty, 



Prayers before J lass, 173 

we now offer the most holy Sacrifice of 
the Mass to thy honor and glory, to ac- 
knowledge thy infinite perfections, thy 
supreme dominion over all thy creatures, 
our entire subjection to thee, and our 
total dependence on thy gracious Provi- 
dence. 

TTe offer it to thee, in thanksgiving for 
having created us to thine own image, 
and destined us for eternal glory ; for 
having redeemed us from the slavery of 
Satan by the precious Blood of thy divine 
Son ; for having called us to the true 
faith ; assisted us by thy graces ; borne 
with our ingratitude ; watched over us by 
thy special providence, blessed us, not- 
withstanding our utter unworthiness, with 
the continuance of thy gracious protec- 
tion ; and for all the other innumerable 
favors which we owe to thy undeserved 
bounty. 

We offer it to move thee to compassion 
for our spiritual miseries, that thou may- 
est grant us the gift of compunction, and 
the pardon of our sins. 



174 Prayers before Mass, 

We offer it for the propagation of the 
Catholic faith, that all may be brought 
into the one fold, under the one shep- 
herd; for our most holy Father the Pope, 
that the spirit of wisdom, and fortitude, 
and piety, may rest upon him ; for our 
prelate, and for all the pastors and clergy 
of thy Holy Church, that they may direct 
the faithful in the way of salvation ; for 
all who are in high stations, that we may 
lead a quiet and peaceable life ; for con- 
cord and good-will among all states and 
people ; for the necessities of mankind ; 
for the inhabitants of this parish ; particu- 
larly for the congregation here present ; 
and to obtain all the blessings that we 
stand in need of in this life, the happiness 
of Heaven in the next, and eternal rest to 
the faithful departed. 

And as Jesus Christ so ordained, when 
he instituted at his Last Supper this 
wonderful mystery of his power, wisdom, 
and goodness, we offer the Mass in grate- 
ful remembrance of ail that he has done 
and suffered for the love of us, making 



Prayers before Mass. 1 7 5 



special commemoration of his bitter 
passion and death, and of his glorious 
resurrection and ascension into Heaven. 
Vouchsafe, O Almighty and eternal God, 
to whom alone the supreme worship of 
sacrifice is due, graciously to accept it, 
for these and all other purposes agreeable 
to thy holy will. We offer it, not con- 
fiding in any merits of our own. We offer 
it, through the merits of the same jesus 
Christ, thy beloved Son, our High Priest 
and Victim, and in the name of the most 
Holy Trinity, the Father, and the Son, 
and the Holy Ghost ; to whom be honor, 
praise, and glory, for ever and ever. 

Oh, all ye angels and saints, who stand 
before the throne of God, vouchsafe to 
join in our humble supplications ; and 
thou, above all, O ever blessed Virgin, 
immaculate Mother of God our Saviour, 
assist us with thy prayers. We know 
that thou art near to that most loving 
Son, through whom only we can find 
access to the throne of grace, and who 
will refuse thee nothing that, through his 



176 Prayers before Mass. 

infinite merits, thou wilt deign to solicit 
for, us. At thy suggestion he wrought 
the stupendous miracle of changing water 
into wine. Oh, then, beseech him, by all 
that he has suffered for our salvation, that 
the still more wondrous prodigy which 
he is about to perform on our altar may 
not, through our unworthiness, be un- 
profitable to us ; that he move us to assist 
at it with the deepest awe, the firmest 
confidence, and the most ardent love, that 
it may thus ascend in the odor of sweet- 
ness to the throne of mercy in our behalf, 
to be to us an unfailing source of grace 
here, and a pledge of eternal life here- 
after. Amen. 



THE SPRIXKLIXG- CF THE HOLY WATER. 



THE use of Holy Water must be referred to the 
time of the Apostles. The property of water 
is to cleanse: it is the type of purity. Salt is used 
as a preservation from corruption ; it is the type 
of wisdom. Water, therefore, and salt mingled, 
blessed, and sprinkled on the people, form a very 
appropriate emblem of the desire felt by the 
Church for our purification and preservation from 
everything contagious. It was the belief of the 
primitive Christians, that water, " sanctified by 
the word of God and prayer," was capable, by a 
virtue thus received from Heaven, of working 
effects above its own nature. We are informed 
by unquestionable authorities, that it was used 
against the illusions of evil spirits, and for many 
other purposes. By it diseases have been cured, 
and virtue strengthened in temptation. Xo 
Christian house, therefore, should be without 
Holy Water. 

12— K. of H. 



178 Prayei's before Mass. 



THE ASPERGES BEFORE HIGH MASS. 

One of the following anthems is recited by the 
Priest, while sprinkling the Holy Water. 

From Trinity to Palm Sunday, inclusively. 

Anthem, Thou wilt sprinkle me with 
hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be cleansed. 
Thou wilt wash me, and I shall be made 
whiter than snow. 

Psalm 50. Have mercy on me, O God, 
according to thy r great mercy. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
and to the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Thou wilt sprinkle me. . 

From Easter to Whit-Sunday inclusively. 

T SAW water flowing from the right side 
jL of the temple, Alleluia ; and all to 

whom that water came were saved, and 

they shall say, Alleluia. 



Prayers before Mass. * 



179 



P. Praise the Lord, because he is good; 
because his mercy endureth for ever. 

The Priest returned to the Altar, says : 

V. Show us, O Lord, thy mercy. 

R. And grant us thy salvation. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto thee. 

V. The Lord be with you. 

R. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 

HEAR us, O holy Lord, Almighty 
Father, eternal God, and vouch- 
safe to send thy angel from Heaven to 
guard, cherish, protect, visit, and defend 
all that are assembled in this place ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 





ORDINARY OF THE MASS. 



The Priest at the foot of the Altar, beginning, saith, 

IN the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
Ant. I will go unto the altar of God. 
R. To God who giveth joy to my youth. 

Psalm xlii. 

JUDGE me, O God, and distinguish my 
cause from the nation that is not holy : 
Irom the unjust and deceitful man de- 
liver me. 



Ordinary of the Jlfass. 181 



R. Since thou, O God, art my strength, 
why hast thou cast me off? And why do 
I go sorrowful while the enemy afflicteth 
me ? 

P. Send forth thy light and thy truth : 
they have conducted me and brought me 
to thy holy Mount, and into thy Taber- 
nacles. 

R. And I will go unto the altar of God ; 
to God who giveth joy to my youth. 

P. I will praise thee on the harp, O 
God, my God : why art thou sad, O my 
soul, and why dost thou disquiet me ? 

R. Hope in God, for I will still praise 
him, the salvation of my countenance, and 
my God. 

P. Glory be to the Father, and to the 
Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 

R. As it was in the beginning, is now, 
and ever shall be, world without end. 
Amen. 

P. I will go unto the altar of God. 
R. To- God who giveth joy to my youth. 
P. Our help is in the name of the 
Lord. 



182 Ordinary of the Mass. 

R. Who made heaven and earth. 
P. I confess, etc. 

R. May Almighty God be merciful to 
thee, and, forgiving thy sins, bring thee 
to everlasting life. 

P. Amen. 

R. I confess to Almighty God, to bless- 
ed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael 
the Archangel, to blessed John the Bap- 
tist, to the holy apostles Peter and Paul, 
to all the saints, and to you, Father, that I 
have sinned exceedingly, in thought, word, 
and deed, through my fault, through my 
fault, through my most grievous fault. 
Therefore I beseech the blessed Mary 
ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archan- 
gel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy 
apostles Peter and Paul, and all the saints, 
and you, Father, to pray to our Lord God 
for me. 

P. May Almighty God be merciful unto 
you, and, forgiving you your sins, bring 
you to life everlasting. 

R. Amen. 

P. May the Almighty and merciful 



Ordinary of the Mass. 183 

Lord grant us pardon, absolution, and re- 
mission of our sins. 
R. Amen. 

P. Thou, O God, being turned, will en- 
liven us. 

R. And thy people will rejoice in thee. 

P. Show us, O Lord, thy mercy. 

R. And grant us thy salvation. 

P. O Lord, hear my prayer, 

R. And let my cry come unto thee. 

P. The Lord be with you. 

R. And with thy spirit. 

When the Priest goes up to the Altar, say, 
r I \\KE away from us our iniquities, 



X we beseech thee, O Lord, that we 
may be worthy to enter with pure minds 
into the Holy of Holies. Through Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

When he bows before the Altar, say, 
T I 7E beseech thee, O Lord, by the 



merits of thy saints whose relics 



are here, and of all the saints, that thou 
wouldst vouchsafe to forgive me all my 
sins. Amen. 





r 84 Ordinary of the Mass. 

After which is alternately sung or said, 

P. Kyrie eleison. R. Kyrie eleison. P. 
Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

R. Christe eleison. P. Christe eleison. 
R. Christe eleison, Christ, have mercy 
upon us. 

P. Kyrie eleison. R. Kyrie eleison. P. 
Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy upon us. 



Gloria in Excelsis. 



GLORIA in ex- 
celsis Deo, et 
in terra pax homini- 
busbonae voluntatis. 
Laudamus te, bene- 
dicimus te, adora- 
mus te, glorificamus 
te. Gratias agimus 
tibi propter magnam 
gloriam tuam, Do- 
mine Deus, Rex 
coelestis, Deus Pater 
omnipotens. Do- 
mine Fili unigenite 



GLORY be to 
God on high, 
and on earth peace 
to men of good will. 
We praise thee, we 
bless we, we adore 
thee, we glorify 
thee. We give thee 
thanks for thy great 
glory, O Lord God, 
heavenly King, O 
God the Father 
Almighty. O Lord 
Jesus Christ, the 



Ordinary of the Mass. 1 85 



Jesus Christe, Do- 
mine Deus, Agnus 
Dei, Filius Patris, 
qui tollis peccata 
mundi, miserere no- 
bis. Qui tollis pecca- 
ta mundi, suscipe 
deprecationem nos- 
tram. Qui sedes ad 
dexteram Patris, mi- 
serere nobis. Quo- 
niam Tu solus sanc- 
tus, Tu solus Dom- 
inus, Tu solus altis- 
simus, Jesu Christe, 
cum Sancto Spiritu, 
in gloria Dei Patris. 
Amen. 



only begotten Son, 
O Lord God, Lamb 
of God, Son of the 
Father, who takest 
away the sins of the 
world, have mercy 
on us. Who takest 
away the sins of the 
world receive our 
prayers. Who sit- 
test at the right 
hand of the Father, 
have mercy on us. 
For Thou only art 
holy, Thou only art 
the Lord, Thou only, 
O Jesus Christ, to- 
gether with the Holy 
Ghost, art most high 
in the glory of God 
the Father. Amen. 

Turning towards the people, the Priest says : 

P. The Lord be with you. 
R. And with thy spirit. 



1 86 Ordinary of the Mass. 



Collect. 




ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, 



who hast granted thy servants, in 
the confession of the true faith, to ac- 
knowledge the glory of an Eternal Trin- 
ity, and in the power of majesty to adore 
an Unity ; we beseech thee, that by the 
strength of this faith, we may be defend- 
ed from all adversity. Through, etc.* 



PRESERVE us, O Lord, we beseech 
thee, from all dangers of body and 
soul: and by the intercession of glorious 
and blessed Mary, the ever Virgin Mother 
of God, of the blessed Apostles Peter and 
Paul, of blessed X. and of all the saints, 
grant us, in thy mercy, health and peace ; 
that adversities and errors being removed, 
thy Church may serve thee with a pure and 
undisturbed devotion. Through, etc. 

* For the proper Epistles and Gospels for the Sundays 
and Festivals of the year, see end of the book. 



II. Collect. 



Ordinary of the Mass. 187 
Epistle. Rom. xi. 33. 

OTHE depth of the riches of the wis- 
dom and of the knowledge of God ! 
How incomprehensible are his judgments, 
and how unsearchable his ways! For 
who hath known the mind of the Lord ? 
Or who hath been his counsellor ? Or 
who hath first given to him, and recom- 
pense shall be made him ? For of him, 
and by him, and in him, are all things. 
To him be the glory for ever. Amen. 
R. Thanks be to God. 

Grad. Dan. iii. 

BLESSED art thou, O Lord, who be- 
holdest the deep, and sittest on the 
cherubim. 

V. Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the 
firmament of heaven, and worthy of praise 
tor ever. Alleluia. 

V. Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God 
of our fathers, and worthy of praise for 
ever. Alleluia. 



1 88 Ordinary of the Mass. 

The Prayer Munda cor meum, before the 
Gospel. 



Almighty God, who didst cleanse the 
lips of the prophet Isaias with a burning 
coal ; and vouchsafe, through thy gracious 
mercy, so to purify me, that I may wor- 
thily attend to thy holy Gospel. Through 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

May the Lord be in my heart, and on 
my lips, that I may worthily, and in a be- 
coming manner, attend to his holy Gospel. 
Amen. 

P. The Lord be with you. 
R. And with thy spirit. 
P. The continuation (or beginning) of 
the holy Gospel according to, etc. 
R. Glory be to thee, O Lord. 

Gospel. Matt, xxviii. 18, 20. 

AT that time, Jesus said to his disciples : 
All power is given to me in heaven 
and on earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach 
all nations ; baptizing them in the name 




heart and my lips, O 



Ordinary of the Mass. 189 



of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all 
things whatsoever I have commanded you ; 
and behold I am with you all days, even 
to the consummation of the world. 
R. Praise be to thee, O Christ. 

Then say with the Priest, in a low voice, 




AY our sins be blotted out by the 
words of the Gospel. 



The Nicene Creed. 



CREDO in unum 
Deum, Patrem 
omnipotent em, fac- 
torem coeli et terras, 
visibilium omnium 
et invisibilium. 

Et in unum Dom- 
inum Jesum Chris- 
tum. Filium Dei uni- 
genitum, et ex Patre 
natum ante omnia 
saecula ; Deum de 



T BELIEVE in 
JL one God, the 
Father Almighty, 
the Maker of heaven 
and earth, and all 
things visible and 
invisible. 

And in one Lord, 
Jesus Christ, the 
only begotten Son 
of God, and born 
of the Father before 
all ages ; God of 



190 Ordinary of the Mass. 



Deo, lumen d e 
lumine, Deum ve- 
rum de Deo vero, 
genitum non factum, 
co n subs t a ntialem 
Patri, per quern om- 
nia facta sunt. Qui 
propter nos homi- 
nes, et propter nost- 
ra m salutem, descen- 
dit de ccelis; et in- 
carnatus est de Spi- 
ritu Sancto, ex Maria 
Virgine; ET HO- 
MO FACTUS 
EST.* Crucifixus 
etiam pro nobis, sub 
Pontio Piiato pas- 
sus, et sepultus est. 
Et resurrexit tertia 
die, secundum Scrip- 
turas; et ascendit in 
coelum ; sedet ad 
dexteram Patris; et 

* Kneel in reverence 



God, light of light, 
true God of true 
God ; begotten not 
made ; consubstan- 
tial to the Father, 
by whom all things 
were made. Who 
for us men, and for 
our salvation, came 
down from heaven ; 
and became incar- 
nate by the Holy 
Ghost, of the Vir- 
gin Mary; AND 
W AS MADE 
MAN." He was 
crucified also for us, 
suffered under Pon- 
tius Pilate, and was 
buried. And the 
third day he rose 
again according to 
the Scriptures ; and 
ascended into heav- 

F Christ's Incarnation. 



Ordinary of the Mass. 191 



iterum venturus est 
cum gloria, judicare 
vivos et mortuos ; 
cujus regni non erit 
finis. 



Et in Spiritum 
Sanctum, Dominum 
et vivificantem, qui 
ex Patre Filioque 
procedit ; qui cum 
Patre et Filio simul 
adoratur et conglo- 
rificatur; quilocutus 
est per prophetas. 
Et unam sanctam 
Catholicam et Apos- 
tolicam Ecclesiam. 

Confiteor unum 
Baptisma in remis- 
sionem peccatorum. 
Et expecto resurrec- 



en ; sitting at the 
right hand of the 
Father ; and he is to 
come again with 
glory to judge both 
the living and the 
dead ; of his king- 
dom there shall be 
no end. 

And in the Holy 
Ghost, the Lord and 
giver of life, who 
proceedeth from the 
Father and the Son; 
who together with 
the Father and the 
Son is adored and 
glorified ; who spoke 
by the prophets. 
And one holy Cath- 
olic and Apostolic 
Church. 

I confess one Bap- 
tism for the remis- 
sion of sins. And I 



192 Ordinary of the Mass. 



tionem mortuorum, expect the resurrec- 
et vitam venturi sae- tion of the dead, and 
culi. Amen. the life of the world 

to come. Amen. 

P. The Lord be with you. 

R. And with thy spirit. 

P. Let us pray. 

Offeri. 

BLESSED be God the Father, and 
the only begotten Son of God, as 
likewise the Holy Ghost ; for he hath 
shown mercy to us. 

Oblation of the Host. 

ACCEPT, O holy Father, Almighty 
and Eternal God, this unspotted 
Host, which I, thy unworthy servant 
offer unto thee, my living and true God, 
for my innumerable sins, offences, and 
negligences, and for all here present; 
as also for all faithful Christians, both liv- 
ing and dead ; that it may avail both 



Ordinary of the Mass. 193 

me and them unto life everlasting. 
Amen. 

When the Priest puts the Wine and Water into 
the Chalice, he says, 

OGOD, who in creating human na- 
ture hast wonderfully dignified it, 
and still more wonderfully reformed it ; 
grant by the mystery of this Water and 
Wine, we may be made partakers of his - 
divine nature, who vouchsafed to be- 
come partaker of our human nature, 
namely Jesus Christ our Lord thy Son, 
who with thee, in the unity of, etc. 
Amen. 

Oblation of the Chalice. 

WE offer unto thee, O Lord, the 
Chalice of salvation, beseeching 
thy clemency, that it may ascend before 
thy divine Majesty, as a sweet odor, for 
our salvation, and for that of the whole 
world. Amen. 

13— of H. 



194 Ordinary of the Mass. 

When the Priest bows before the Altar. 

ACCEPT us, O Lord, in the spirit of 
humility, and contrition of heart ; 
and grant that the sacrifice we offer this 
day in thy sight may be pleasing to thee, 
O Lord God. 

When he blesses the Bread and Wine, 

COME, O Almighty and Eternal God, 
the sanctifier, and bless this sacrifice 
prepared for the glory of thy holy name. 

Washing his hands, he says (Ps. xxv. 6), 

I WILL wash my hands among the in- 
nocent ; and will compass thy altar, O 
Lord. 

That I may hear the voice of thy praise, 
and tell all thy wondrous works. 

I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy 
house, and the place where thy glory 
dwelleth. 

Take not away my soul with the wicked, 
nor my life with bloody men. 



Ordinary of the Mass. 195 

In whose hands are iniquities ; their 
right hand is filled with gifts. 

But I have walked in my innocence ; re- 
deem me and have mercy on me. 

My foot hath stood in the direct way ; 
in the churches I will bless thee, O Lord. 

Glory be, etc. 

Bowing in the middle of the altar, he says, 

RECEIVE, O holy Trinity, this obla- 
tion, which we make to thee in 
memory of the Passion, Resurrection, and 
Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
in honor of the Blessed Mary, even a Vir- 
gin, of Blessed John the Baptist, the holy 
apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the 
saints ; that it may be available to their 
honor, and our salvation, and that they 
may vouchsafe to intercede for us in 
heaven, whose memory we celebrate on 
earth. Through, etc. Amen. 

Then turning himself towards the people, he says, 

BRETHREN, pray that my sacrifice 
and yours may be acceptable to God 
the Father Almighty. 



196 Ordinary of the Mass. 

R. May the Lord receive the sacrifice 
from thy hands to the praise and glory of 
his own name, and to our benefit, and that 
of all his holy Church. 

Secret Prayers. 

SANCTIFY, we beseech thee, O Lord 
our God, by the invocation of thy 
holy name, the victim of this oblation ; 
and by it make us ourselves an eternal of- 
fering to thee. Through, etc. 

GRACIOUSLY hear us, O God our 
Saviour ; that by virtue of this sacra- 
ment, thou mayest defend us from all 
enemies, of both soul and body ; grant us 
grace in this life, and glory in the next. 
P. World without end. 
R. Amen, 

P. The Lord be with you. 
R. And with thy spirit. 
P. Lift up your hearts. 
R. We have lifted them up to the Lord. 
P. Let us give thanks to the Lord our 
God. 

R. It is meet and just. 



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THE PREFACE. 

On Festivals and other Days that have none pro- 
per, and in Masses for the dead. 

IT is truly meet and just, right and avail- 
able to salvation, that we should 
always, and in all places, give thanks to 
thee, O holy Lord, Father Almighty, 
Eternal God. Who together with thy only 
begotten Son and the Holy Ghost, art one 
God and one Lord ; not in a singularity of 
one Person, but in a Trinity of one sub- 
stance. For what we believe of thy glory, 
as thou hast revealed, the same we believe 
of thy Son, and of the Holy Ghost, with- 
out any difference or distinction. So that 
in confession of one true and eternal Deity, 
we adore a distinction in the Persons, and 
unity in the essence, and an equality in 
the Majesty. Whom the angels and arch- 
angels, the cherubim also and seraphim 
praise ; and cease not daily to cry out w r ith 
one voice, saying, 

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts. 
Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. 



1 9S Ordinary of the Mass. 

Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he 
that cometh in the name of the Lord. 
Hosanna in the highest. 

THE CANON OF THE MASS. 
W 7E therefore humbly pray and be- 



V V seech thee, most merciful Father, 
through Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord, 
that thou wouldst vouchsafe to accept and 
bless these gifts, these presents, these 
holy unspotted sacrifices, which in the 
first place we offer thee for thy holy 
Catholic Church, to which vouchsafe to 
grant peace, as also to preserve, unite, and 
govern it throughout the world ; together 
with thy servant N. our Pope, N. our 
Bishop, as also all orthodox believers and 
professors of the Catholic and Apostolic 
faith. 

Commemoration of the living. 
T3E mindful, O Lord, of thy servants, 




men and women, N. and N. 



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He prays silently for those he intends to pray for. 

AND of all here present, whose faith 
and devotion are known unto thee, 
for whom we offer, or who offer up to thee 
this sacrifice of praise for themselves, their 
families, and friends, for the redemption of 
their souls, for the health and salvation 
they hope for, and for which they now pay 
their vows to thee, the eternal, living, and 
true God. 

Communicating with, and honoring in 
the first place, the memory of the ever 
glorious Virgin Mary, Mother of our Lord 
and God Jesus Christ ; as also of the bless- 
ed apostles and martyrs, Peter and Paul, 
Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, 
Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon 
and Thaddeus, Linus, Cletus, Clement, 
Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, 
Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and 
Damian, and of all thy saints, through 
whose merits and prayers grant that we 
may be always defended by the help of 
thy protection. Through the same Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



200 Ordinary of the Mass. 



Spreading his hands over the Oblation, he says, 



WE therefore beseech thee, O Lord, 
graciously to accept this oblation 
of our servitude, as also of thy whole fam- 
ily ; and to dispose our days in thy peace, 
preserve us from eternal damnation, and 
rank us in the number of thine elect. 
Through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Which oblation do thou, O God, vouch- 
safe in all respects to bless, approve, ratify, 
and accept ; that it may be made for us 
the Body and Blood of thy most beloved 
Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Who, the day before he suffered, took 
bread into his holy and venerable hands, 
and with his eyes lifted up towards heaven, 
giving thanks to thee, Almighty God, his 
Father, he blessed it, brake it, and gave 
it to his disciples, saying, Take and eat 
ye all of this, FOR THIS IS MY BODY. 

After pronouncing the words of Consecration, the 
Priest, kneeling, adores and elevates the sacred 



IN like manner, after he had supped, 
taking also this excellent chalice into 




Host. 



Ordinary of the Mass. 201 

his holy and venerable hands, giving thee 
also thanks, he blessed and gave it to his 
disciples, saying, Take and drink ye all of 
this, FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY 
BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL TESTA- 
MENT, THE MYSTERY OF FAITH : WHICH 
SHALL BE SHED FOR YOU AND FOR MANY, 
TO THE REMISSION OF SINS. 

As often as ye do these things, ye shall 
do them in remembrance of me, 

Here, also kneeling, he adores and elevates the 
Chalice. 

WHEREFORE, O Lord, we, thy 
servants, as also thy holy people, 
calling to mind the blessed Passion of the 
same Christ, thy Son our Lord, his Resur- 
rection from the dead, and admirable As- 
cension into heaven, offer unto thy most 
excellent Majesty of thy gifts bestowed 
upon us, a pure Host, a holy Host, an un- 
spotted Host, the holy bread of eternal 
life, and chalice of everlasting salvation. 

Upon which vouchsafe to look, with a 
propitious and serene countenance, and to 



202 Ordinary of the Mass. 

accept them, as thou wast graciously pleas- 
ed to accept the gifts of thy just servant 
Abel, and the sacrifice of our patriarch 
Abraham, and that which thy high priest 
Melchisedech offered to thee, a holy sacri- 
fice and unspotted victim. 

We most humbly beseech thee, Al- 
mighty God, to command these things to 
be carried by the hands of thy holy angels 
to thy altar on high, in the sight of thy 
divine Majesty, that as many as shall par- 
take of the most sacred Body and Blood 
of thy Son at this altar, may be filled 
with every heavenly grace and blessing. 
Through the same Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Commemoration of the Dead. 

BE mindful, O Lord, of thy servants 
N. and X. who are gone before us 
with the sign of Faith, and rest in the 
sleep of peace. 

Here particular mention is silently made of such 
of the Dead as are to be prayed for. 



Ordinary of the Mass. 203 

TO these, O Lord, and to all that sleep 
in Christ, grant, we beseech thee, a 
place of refreshment, light, and peace. 
Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Here, striking his breast, the Priest says, 

ALSO to us sinners, thy servants, con- 
fiding in the multitude of thy mer- 
cies, vouchsafe to grant some part and 
fellowship with thy holy apostles and 
martyrs ; with John, Stephen, Matthias, 
Barnabas, Ignatius, Alexander, Marcelli- 
nus, Peter, Felicitas, Perpetua, Agatha, 
Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia, and with 
all thy saints ; into whose company we 
beseech thee to admit us, not in consider- 
ation of our merit, but of thy own gratui- 
tous pardon. Through Christ our Lord. 

By whom, O Lord, thou dost always 
create, sanctify, quicken, bless, and give 
us all these good things. By him, and 
with him, and in him, is to thee, God the 
Father Almighty, in the unity of the Holy 
Ghost, all honor and glory. 

P. For ever and ever. R. Amen. 



204 Ordinary of the Mass. 



Or emus. 

PR^ECEPTIS 
salutaribus mo- 
niti, et divina in- 
stitutione formati, 
audemus dicere : 

Pater noster, 
qui es in coelis,sancti- 
ficetur nomentuum ; 
adveniat regnum 
tuum ; fiat voluntas 
tua sicut in ccelo, et 
in terra ; panem no- 
strum quotidia.num 
da nobis hodie ; et 
dimitte nobis debita 
nostra, sicut et nos 
dimittimus debitori- 
bus nostris ; et ne 
nos inducas in ten- 
tationem. 

R. Sed libera nos 
a malo. P. Amen. 



Let us pray. 

INSTRUCTED 
by thy saving 
precepts, and fol- 
lowing thy divine 
directions, we pre- 
sume to say : 

Our Father, 
who art in heaven, 
hallowed be thy 
name ; thy kingdom 
come ; thy will be 
done on earth as it 
is in heaven ; give 
us this day our daily 
bread ; and forgive 
us our trespasses, as 
we forgive them that 
trespass against us ; 
and lead us not into 
temptation. 

R. But deliver us 
from evil. P. Amen. 



Ordinary of the Mass. 2o5 

Deliver us, we beseech thee, O Lord, 
from all evils, past, present, and to come ; 
and by the intercession of the blessed and 
ever glorious Virgin Mary, Mother of God, 
and of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, 
and of Andrew, and of all the saints, 
mercifully grant peace in our days, that 
through the assistance of thy mercy we 
may be always free from sin, and secure 
from all disturbance. Through the same 
Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord, who, with 
thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and 
reigneth, God, 

P. World without end. 

R. Amen. 

P. The peace of the Lord be always 
with you. 

R. And with thy spirit. 

Breaking the Host, he puts a particle thereof into 
the Chalice, saying, 

MAY this mixture and consecration of 
the Body and Blood of our Lord 
Jesus Christ be to us that receive it effect- 
ual to eternal life. Amen. 



206 Ordinary of tlie Mass. 

Then bowing and striking his breast, he says, 

LAMB of God, who takest away the 
sins of the world, * have mercy on 

us. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the 
sins of the world, * have mercy on us. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the 
sins of the world, ^ give us peace. 

In Masses for the Dead, he says twice, * Give them 
rest \ and lastly, * Give them eternal rest. 

The following Prayer is then also omitted. 

LORD Jesus Christ, who saidst to thy 
apostles, I leave you peace, I give 
you my peace ; regard not my sins, but 
the faith of thy Church ; and grant her 
that peace and unity which is agreeable 
to thy will ; who livest and reignest for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living 
God, who, according to the will of thy 
Father, hast by thy death, through the 
co-operation of the Holy Ghost, given life 



Ordinary of the Mass. 207 

to the world, deliver me by this thy most 
sacred Body and Blood from all my iniqui- 
ties, and from all evils ; and make me al- 
ways adhere to thy commandments, and 
never suffer me to be separated from thee ; 
who livest and reignest with God the 
Father, etc. Amen. 

Let not the participation of thy Body, 
O Lord Jesus Christ, which I, though un- 
worthy, presume to receive, turn to my 
judgment and condemnation ; but through 
thy mercy may it be a safeguard and 
remedy, both to soul and body ; who with 
God the Father, in the unity of the Holy 
Ghost, livest and reignest God for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

Taking the Host in his hands, he says, 

I WILL take the bread of heaven, and 
call upon the name of the Lord. 

Striking his breast with humility and devotion, he 
says thrice, 

LORD,- I am not worthy that thou 
shouldst enter under my roof j say 
but the word, and my soul shall be healed. 



20S Ordinary of the Mass. 

Receiving reverently both parts of the Host, he 

says, 

MAY the Body of our Lord Jesus 
Christ preserve my soul to life ever- 
lasting. Amen. 

Taking the Chalice, he says, 

WHAT return shall I make the Lord 
for all he has given to me? I will 
take the Chalice of salvation, and call 
upon the name of the Lord. Praising I 
will call upon the Lord, and shall be 
saved from my enemies. 

Receiving the Blood of our Saviour, he says, 

MAY the Blood of our Lord Jesus 
Christ preserve my soul to ever- 
lasting life. Amen. 

Taking the first Ablution, he says, 

GRANT, O Lord, that what we have 
taken with our mouth, we may re- 
ceive with a pure mind, that of a tern- 



Ordinary of the Mass. 209 

poral gift it may become to us an eternal 
remedy. 

Taking the second Ablution, he says, 

MAY thy Body, O Lord, which I have 
received, and thy Blood which I 
have drunk, cleave to my bowels ; and 
grant that no stain of sin may remain in 
me, who have been fed with this pure and 
holy sacrament. Who livest, etc. 

Communion. 

WE bless the God of heaven, and we 
will praise him in the sight of all 
the living : because he hath shown us his 
mercy. 

P. The Lord be with you. 
R. And with thy spirit. 
P. Let us pray. 

Post Communion. 

MAY the receiving of this sacrament, 
O Lord our God, avail us to the 

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210 Ordinary of the Mass. 

salvation of body and soul, together with 
the confession of an everlasting Holy 
Trinity, and of the undivided Unity 
thereof. Through, etc. 

MAY the oblation of this divine sac- 
rament, we beseech thee, O Lord, 
both cleanse and defend us ; and by the 
intercession of the blessed Mary, the Vir- 
gin Mother of God, of the blessed apos- 
tles Peter and Paul, of blessed N. and of 
all the saints, free us from all sin, and de- 
liver us from all adversity. 
P. The Lord be with you. 
R. And with thy spirit 
P. Go, you are dismissed. 



When Purple is worn. 

P. Let us bless the Lord. . 
R. Thanks be to God. 

/;/ Masses for the Dead. 

P. May they rest in peace* 
R. Amen. 



Ordinary of the Mass. 2 1 1 

Bowing before the Altar, the Priest says, 

LET the performance of my homage 
be pleasing to thee, O holy Trinity ; 
and grant that the sacrifice which I, 
though unworthy, have offered up in the 
sight of thy Majesty, may be acceptable 
to thee, and through thy mercy be a pro- 
pitiation for me, and all those for whom 
it has been offered. Through, etc. 

Turning himself towards the People, he gives 
them his Blessing, saying, 

MAY Almighty God, igt the Father, 
Son, and Holy Ghost, bless you. 
R. Amen. 

P. Our Lord be with you. 
R. And with thy spirit. 
P. The beginning of the Gospel accord- 
ing to St. John. 

R. Glory be to thee, O Lord. 

IN the beginning was the Word, and the 
Word was with God, and the Word 
was God. The same was in the beginning 



212 Ordinary of the Mass. 

with God. All things were made by him, 
and without him was made nothing that 
was made. In him was life, and the life 
was the light of men ; and the light shineth 
in darkness, and the darkness did not 
comprehend it. 

There was a man sent from God, whose 
name was John. This man came for a 
witness to give testimony of the light, 
that all might believe through him. He 
was not the light, but was to give testi- 
mony of the light. That was the true 
light which enlighteneth every man that 
cometh into this world. 

He was in the world, and the world was 
made by him, and the world knew him 
not. He came unto his own, and his own 
received him not. But as many as re- 
ceived him, to them gave he power to be 
made the sons of God ; to them that be- 
lieve in his name, w T ho are born, not of 
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of 
the will of man, but of God. And THE 
WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among 



Ordinary of the Mass. 213 



us ; and we saw his glory, as it were the 
glory of the only begotten of the Father, 
full of grace and truth, 
R. Thanks be to God. 



A DEVOUT 

METHOD OF HEARING MASS. 



Making the sign of the Cross, with the 
Priest, say : 

^TN the name of the Fa- 
ther, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost. 
Amen. 



Prayers at Mass. 2i5 

I will draw near to thy 
altar, O my God, there to 
gain new strength and vigor 
to my soul ; separate me 
from those unbelievers who 
have no trust in thee ; grant 
me that grace which com- 
forts me when the remem- 
brance of my sins afflicts 
and casts me down ; that 
grace which lets me know 
there is an everlasting refuge 
in thy goodness, and that 
thou art ready to forgive even 
our greatest sins upon a sin- 
cere repentance. 



216 Prayers at Mass. 

The Priest, bowing down, says the Con- 
fiteor, before he goes up to the altar ; 
say it with him, as follows : 

| T CONFESS to Al- 
mighty God, to the 

; blessed Mary, ever Virgin, 
to blessed Michael the Arch- 
angel, to blessed John the 
Baptist, the holy apostles 
Peter and Paul, to all the 
saints, and to you, father, 
that I have very much 
sinned, in thought, word, 
and deed, through my fault, 
through my fault, through 
my most grievous fault. 



Prayers at Mass. 2 1 7 

Therefore, I beseech the 
blessed Mary, ever Virgin, 
blessed Michael, the Arch- 
angel, blessed John the Bap- 
tist, the holy apostles Peter 
and Paul, and all the saints, 
and you, father, to pray to 
our Lord God for me. 

After the Confiteor, say : 

Q MY God, who hast 
commanded us to 
pray for one another, and in 
thy holy Church, hast given, 
even to sinners, the power 
of absolving from sin, receive 
with equal bounty the pray- 



2iS Prayers at Mass. 

ers of thy people for the 
priest, and those of the priest 
for thy people. 

We beseech thee, O Lord, 
by the merits of those saints 
whose relics are here, and 
of all the saints, that thou 
wouldst vouchsafe to forgive 
me all my sins, through 
Jesus Christ, our Lord and 
only Saviour. Amen. 

When the Priest goes first to the book, 
and says that part of the Mass called 
the Introit, say : 

QRANT, O Lord, we 
may be truly prepared 



Prayers at Mass. 219 

for the offering of this great 
sacrifice to thee this day ; 
and because our sins alone 
can render us displeasing 
to thee, therefore we call 
aloud to thee for mercy. 

At the Kyrie Eleison, say : 

AVE mercy on me, O 
Lord, and forgive me 
all my sins. 

Have mercy on me, O 
Lord, have mercy on me. 

As the Psalm Judica me, the Gloria in 
Excelsis, and Creed, are omitted in 
Masses for the Dead, etc., you also, on 
such occasions, may pass them over. 



220 Prayers at Mass. 

At the Gloria in Excelsis, say : 

LORY be to God on 
high, and peace on 
earth to men of good will. 
We praise thee ; we bless 
thee ; we adore thee ; we 
glorify thee ; we give thee 
thanks for thy great glory, 
O Lord God, Heavenly 
King, God the Father Al- 
mighty. O Lord Jesus 
Christ, the only begotten 
Son. O Lord God ; Lamb 
of God ; Son of the Father, 
who takest away the sins of 
the world, have mercy on us : 



Prayers at Mass. 221 

who takest away the sins of 
the world, receive our pray- 
ers : who sittest at the right 
hand of the Father, have 
mercy on us. For thou only 
art holy, thou only art the 
Lord, thou only, O Jesus 
Christ, together with the 
Holy Ghost, art most high, 
in the glory of God the Fa- 
ther. Amen. 

When the Priest turns to the people, and 
says, Dominus vobiscum, say : 

DE thou always with us, 
O my God, and let 



222 Prayers at Mass. 

thy grace never depart from 
us. 

Whilst he reads the Collects, say : 

^LMIGHTY and eter- 
nal God, we humbly 
beseech thee mercifully to 
give ear to the prayers of thy 
servant, which he offers thee 
in the name of thy Church, 
and in behalf of us thy peo- 
ple : accept them to the 
honor of thy name, and good 
of our souls ; and grant us 
all those blessings which 
may any way contribute to 



Prayers at Mass. 223 

our salvation : through our 
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

At the Epistle, say : 

DE thou, O Lord, eter- 
nally praised and bless- 
ed, for having communicated 
to the holy prophets and 
apostles thy spirit, disclosing 
to them admirable secrets, 
redounding to thy glory and 
our great good, We firmly 
believe their word, because 
it is thine. Give us, we 
beseech thee, the happiness 
to understand from the 



224 Prayers at Mass. 

Church, by their instruc- 
tions, what is profitable, and 
grace to practise the same 
all our lives. 

When he reads the Gradual, say: 

IT O W wonderful, O 
Lord, is thy name 
through the whole earth ! I 
will bless our Lord at all 
times : his praise shall be 
ever in my mouth. Be thou 
my God and my Protector : 
in thee alone will I put my 
trust : let me not be con- 
founded for ever. 



Prayers at Mass. 22S 

At the Gospel, when the people rise up, 
say : 

A/T A YEST thou be ever 
adored and praised, O 
Lord, who, not content to 
instruct and inform us by thy 
prophets and apostles, hast 
even vouchsafed to speak to 
us by thy only Son, our Sa- 
viour Jesus Christ, com- 
manding us by a voice from 
Heaven to hear him : grant 
us, O merciful God, the 
grace to profit by his divine 
and heavenly doctrine. All 
that is written of thee, dread 

15-K. of H. 



226 Prayers at Mass. 

Jesus, in thy Gospel, is truth 
itself : nothing but wisdom 
in thy actions ; power and 
goodness in thy miracles ; 
light and instruction in thy 
words. With thee, sacred \ 
Redeemer, are the words of 
eternal life : to whom shall we 
go but to thee, eternal Foun- 
tain of Truth ? Give me, 

God, grace to practise 
what thou commandest, and 
command what thou pleasest. 

At the Credo, or Nicene Creed, say : 

1 BELIEVE, O Lord, 

thou hast taught me by 



Prayers at Mass. 227 

thy holy Church : in this 
faith, by the assistance of 
thy grace, I desire to live 
and die. By thy divine 
grace, I am convinced of the 
sincerity and wisdom of those 
who have delivered those 
sacred truths to me. Their 
miraculous success is a suffi- 
cient proof. Where shall I 
go, my Lord ? Thou hast 
the words of eternal life. Of 
thy truth thus delivered, my 
reason and will shall never 
doubt, though my senses and 
vain imaginations should. I 



228 



Prayers at Mass. 



believe, O Lord, help my 
unbelief. 

When, at the Offertory, he uncovers the 
Chalice, say : 

ACCEPT, O holy Fa- 
ther, Almighty and 
eternal God, this unspotted 
Host, which I, thy unworthy 
servant, offer thee, my living 
and true God, for my innu- 
merable sins, offences, and 
negligences ; and for all here 
present, and for all faithful 
Christians, living and dead ; 
that it may avail me and 



Prayers at Mass. 229 

them to life everlasting. 
Amen. 

At the Offering of the Chalice, say : 

AA/E offer thee, O Lord, 
the chalice of salva- 
tion, beseeching thy clem- 
ency, that it may ascend 
before thy divine Majesty, 
as a sweet perfume, for our 
salvation, and for that of the 
whole world. 

Accept us, O Lord, in the 
spirit of humility and a con- 
trite heart ; and grant that 
the sacrifice which we offer 
this day in thy sight may 



230 Prayers at Mass. 

be pleasing to thee, O Lord 

God. 

When he washes his Fingers at the corner 
of the Altar, say : 

^HOU, Lord, who once 
vouchsafedst to wash 
thy disciples' feet before 
their invitation to thy holy 
table, wash us also, we be- 
seech thee, O Lord, and 
wash us again, not only our 
feet and hands, but our 
hearts, our desires, our souls, 
that we may be wholly in- 
nocent and pure. 



Prayers at Mass. 231 
Go on and pray. 

T> ECEIVE,0 holy Trin- 
ity, this oblation we 
make thee, in memory of the 
passion, resurrection, and as- 
cension of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and in honor of the 
blessed Mary ever Virgin ; 
of blessed John the Baptist ; 
of the holy apostles Peter 
and Paul ; of these, and of 
all the saints, that it may be 
available to their honor and 
our salvation. And that they 
may vouchsafe to intercede 
for us in Heaven, whose 



23- Prayers at Mass. 

memory we celebrate on 
earth : through the same 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

At the Orate Fratres, say : 

TV yf AY our Lord receive 
this sacrifice from thy 
hands, to the praise and 
glory of his own name, for 
our good, and the benefit of 
his holy Church. 

Whilst he reads, in a low voice, the Secret 
Prayers proper for the day, say : 

jyjERCIFULLY, O 

Lord, hear our pray- 
ers, and graciously accept 



Prayers at Mass. 233 



this oblation which we thy 
servants are making to thee ; 
that as we offer it to the 
honor of thy name, so it may 
be to us a means of obtain- 
ing thy grace here, and in 
the next life everlasting hap- 
piness. Amen. 

After the Priest says, in a loud voice, Per 
omnia saecula sasculorum, say : 

T T is truly meet and just, 
right and available to 
salvation, that we always, 
and in all places, give thanks 
to thee, holy Lord, Father 
Almighty, eternal God, 



234 Prayers at Mass. 

through Christ our Lord ; j 
by whom the angels praise 
thy Majesty, the denomina- 
tions adore it, the powers 
tremble before it, the heavens 
and heavenly virtues, and 
blessed seraphim with com- 
mon jubilee glorify it ; to- 
gether with whom we be- 
seech thee that we may be 
admitted to join our voices, 
saying, in an humble man- 
ner : 

Holy, holy, holy, Lord 
God of Sabaoth, heaven and 
earth are full of thy glory. 



Prayers at Mass. 235 

Hosanna in the highest. 
Blessed is he that cometh in 
the name of the Lord. Ho- 
sanna in the highest. 

What follows is called the Canon of the 
Mass, say then : 

\l\ OST merciful Father, 
who hast given us 
thy only Son to be our 
daily sacrifice, incline thy 
ears to our prayers, and fa- 
vor our desires ; protect, 
unite, and govern thy whole 
Church, throughout the 
world * pour forth thy bless- 
ing on his present Holiness ; 



236 Prayers at Mass. 



that prelate who has a par- 
ticular charge over us ; our 
rulers ; and all true pro- 
fessors of the Catholic faith. 

Whilst he makes his Memento, or Com- 
memoration of the living, make yours 
also, praying in particular for yourself, 
friends, etc. 

T OFFER thee, O eternal 
Father, with this thy 
minister at the altar, this ob- 
lation of the Body and 
Blood of thy only Son, to 
thy honor and glory ; in re- 
membrance of my Saviour's 
passion, in thanksgiving for 



Prayers at Mass. 237 

all thy benefits, in satisfac- 
tion for all my sins, and for 
the obtaining of thy grace, 
whereby I may be enabled 
to live virtuously and die 
happily. I desire thee, like- 
wise, to accept it, O God, 
for all my family, my re- 
latives, friends, and bene- 
factors ; grant them all bless- 
ings, spiritual and temporal. 
I offer it up also [name the 
particular intention you offer 
it up for — as, for obtaining 
this virtue, overcoming that 
vice ; for blessings, such as 



238 Prayers at Mass. 

health, etc.] ; likewise for all 
that are in misery ; for those 
I have any ways injured in 
word or deed ; for all my 
enemies ; for the conversion 
of sinners, and enlightening 
of all that sit in darkness. 
Pour forth thy blessings on 
all, according to their differ- 
ent necessities, through the 
merits of thy only Son, our 
Lord. 

Proceed, and say : 

^~MVE ear, we beseech 
thee, to the prayers of 
thy servant, who is here ap- 



Prayers at Mass. 239 

pointed to make this obla- 
tion in our behalf, and grant 
that it maybe effectual for the 
obtaining of all those bless- 
ings which he asks for us. 

Behold, O Lord, we all 
here present to thee in this 
bread and wine the symbols 
of our perfect union. Grant, 
O Lord, that they may be 
made for us the true Body 
and Blood of thy dear Son ; 
that being consecrated to 
thee by this holy Victim, we 
may live in thy service, and 
depart this life in thy grace. 



240 Prayers at Mass. 

At the Elevation or lifting up of the 
Sacred Host, in memory of Christ being 
lifted up on the Cross, say : 

"X/T OST adorable Body, I 
adore thee with all 
the powers of my soul. 
Lord, who hast given thy- 
self entire to us, grant we 
may become entirely thine. 
I believe, O Lord, help my 
unbelief. 

Most merciful Saviour, be 
thou my protector ; strength- 
en and defend me by thy 
heavenly grace, now, and 
especially at the hour of my 
death, sweet Jesus. Amen. 



Prayers at Mass. 241 
At the Elevation of the Chalice, say : 




OST adorable Blood, 
that washeth awav 



all our sins, I adore thee : 
happy we, could we return 
our life and blood for thine, 
O blessed Victim ! 

O Jesus, do thou cleanse, 
sanctify, and preserve our 
souls to eternal life. Live, 
Jesus, in us, and may we 
live in thee. Amen. 

After the Elevation, say : 

T T is now, O Lord, with 
grateful hearts we call 

lli-K. of H. 



242 Prayers at Mass. 

to mind the sacred mysteries 
of thy passion and death, of 
thy resurrection and ascen- 
sion. Here is thy Body 
that was broken ; here is thy 
Blood which was shed for 
us ; of which these exterior 
signs are but the figures, and 
yet in reality contain the 
substance. It is now we 
truly offer thee, O Lord, that 
pure and holy victim, which 
thou hast been pleased to 
give us ; of which all the 
other sacrifices were but so 
many types and figures. 



Prayers at Mass. 243 

Whilst he makes his Memento for the 
Dead, in silence, make yours also, thus : 

T OFFER thee again, O 
Lord, this holy sacrifice 
of the Body and Blood of 
thy only Son, in behalf of 
the faithful departed, and in 
particular for the souls of 
[here name those whom you 
chiefly purpose to pray for] 
my parents [if dead], rela- 
tives, benefactors, neighbors, 
etc. ; likewise of such as I 
have any ways injured, or 
been the occasion of their 



244 Prayers at Mass. 

sins ; of such as have in- 
jured me, and been my ene- 
mies ; of such as die in war, 
or have none to pray for 
them, etc. To these, O 
Lord, and to all that rest in 
Christ, grant, we beseech 
thee, a place of refreshment, 
light, and peace ; through 
the same Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

When he strikes his breast, and says aloud, 
Nobis quoque peccatoribus, say : 

yOUCHSAFE to grant 
the same to us, poor 



Prayers at Mass. 240 

and miserable sinners ; judge 
us not according to our de- 
merits ; but, through the 
infinite multitude of thy 
mercies in which we hope, 
liberally extend to us thy 
grace and pardon. 

We ask it of thee, in the 
name of thy dear Son, who 
liveth and reigneth eternally 
with thee, and in that form 
of prayer which he himself 
hath taught us. 



246 Prayers at Mass. 

At the Pater Noster, say with him : 

/^UR Father, who art in 
Heaven, hallowed be 
thy name ; thy kingdom 
come ; thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in Heaven ; 
give us this day our daily 
bread * and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive 
them that trespass against 
us ; and lead us not into 
temptation ; but deliver us 
from evil. Amen. 

Deliver us from those evils 
which we labor under at 



Prayers at Mass. 



present ; from past evils, 
which can be nothing but 
our manifold sins ; and from 
all the evils to come, which 
will be the just chastisement 
of our offences, if our pray- 
ers, and those more powerful 
ones of thy saints, who in- 
tercede for us, intercept not 
thy justice, or excite not thy 
bounty. 

At his breaking and putting a particle of 
the Host into the Chalice, say : 

HPHY Body was broken, 



and thy Blood shed for 




24S Prayers at Mass. 

us ; grant that the commem- 
oration of this holy mystery 
may obtain for us peace, and 
that those who receive it 
may find everlasting rest. 

At the Agnus Dei, say with the Priest : 

T A MB of God, who 
takest away the sins 
of the world, have mercy on 
us. 

Lamb of God, who takest 
away the sins of the world, 
have mercy on us. 

Lamb of God, who takest 



Prayers at Mass. 249 

away the sins of the world, 
grant us peace. 

At the Prayer before Communion, say : 

T N saying to thy Apostles, 
my peace I leave you, 
my peace I give you, thou 
hast promised, O Lord, to 
all thy Church that peace 
which the world cannot give, 
peace with thee, and peace 
with ourselves. 

Let nothing, O Lord, ever 
interrupt this holy peace ; let 
nothing ever separate us from 
thee, to whom we heartily 



2 00 Prayers at Mass. 

desire to be united, through 
the blessed sacrament of 
peace and reconciliation. Let 
this food of angels strengthen 
us in every Christian duty, so 
as never more to yield under 
temptations, or fall into our 
common weaknesses. 

At the " Domine non sum dignus," strik- 
ing your breast thrice, with humility 
and contrition, say: 

ORD, I am not worthy 
thou shouldst enter un- 
der my roof ; say only the 
word, and my soul shall be 
healed. 



Prayers ai Mass. 25 1 

Such as are not prepared to communicate 
really, may communicate spiritually, by 
saying as follows : 

IV/I OST loving Jesus, I 
adore thee with a 
lively faith, who art present 
in this Sacrament bv virtue 
of thy infinite power, wis- 
dom, and goodness. But, 
conscious of my infirmities 
and sins, I dare not now re- 
ceive thee sacramentally. 
All my hope is in thee ! I 
love thee, O Lord, with all 
my heart, who hast so loved 
me ; and therefore I desire to 



2 52 Prayers at Mass. 

receive thee now spiritually: 
come, therefore, O Lord, to 
me in spirit, and heal my 
sinful soul. Feed me, for I 
am hungry ; strengthen me, 
for I am weak ; enliven and 
sanctify me with thy sacred 
Body and Blood ; deliver 
me from all sin, and make 
me always obedient to thy 
commands ; and let me 
never be separated from thee, 
my Saviour ; who, with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost, 
livest and reignest, one God, 
for ever and ever. Amen. 



Prayers at Mass. 263 

During the Ablution and wiping of the 
Chalice, say : 

I VE us, O Lord, a part 
in the fruits of thy 
death and passion ; the sa- 
cred memory of which we 
have commemorated in our 
present sacrifice and com- 
munion. Happy those who 
sit at thy table to partake of 
the bread of life. O Jesus, 
my soul sighs after thee ! I 
long with thy apostle to be 
dissolved, and to be with 
thee. My heart and my 



204 Prayers at Mass. 

whole body, with transports 
of joy, seek the living God. 

My soul languishes with 
the ardent desire of entering 
into the house of our Lord. 
I love thee, O my God, 
with all my heart ! O that 
I could always enjoy the 
presence of thy adorable 
Body, which is the pledge 
of our eternal happiness. I 
adore thy goodness and re- 
turn thee infinite thanks, O 
gracious Lord, for thy in- 
estimable favor and mercy 
in admitting me to be pres- 



Prayers at Mass. 255 

ent this day at the dread 
sacrifice, where thou art both 
Priest and Victim. Make 
me, O God, always sensible 
of this great blessing, and 
let not my unworthiness put 
a stop to the effect of thy 
mercy and goodness. 

When he reads the Communion, say : 

ET it be now, O Lord, 
the effect of thy mercy, 
that we, who have been pre- 
sent at this holy mystery, 
may find the benefit of it in 
our souls. 



2 56 Prayers at Mass, 

At the Post Communion, say : 

\\ 7E give thee thanks, O 
God, for thy mercy, 
in admitting us to have a 
part in offering this sacrifice 
to thy holy name ; accept it 
now to thy glory, and be 
ever mindful of our weak- 
ness. 

Proceed as follows : 

TWT O S T gracious God, 
Father of mercy, grant, 
I beseech thee, that this 
adorable sacrifice of the Body 



Prayers at Mass. 



2 57 



and Blood of thy Son, our 
Lord Jesus Christ, may 
obtain for us, at thy hands, 
mercy and the remission of 
all our sins. Amen. 

When he turns to the people, and gives 
them his blessing, make you also the 
sign of the Cross, and sav : 

THE Blessing of God 
Almighty, Father, Son, 
and Holy Ghost, descend 
upon us, and dwell in our 
hearts for ever. Amen. 

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2 58 Prayers at Mass. 

Whilst he concludes with the Last Gospel, 

say : 

Q ETERNAL Word, 
speak to my soul, 
which adores thee in pro- 
found silence ; thou art the 
Creator of all things ; aban- 
don not, I beseech thee, thine 
own creature ; be thou my 
life, my light, and my all. 

O Light Eternal ! enlight- 
en me in this present life and 
in the life to come. 

Reign in me as in thine 
own inheritance ; for thou, 
O Lord, hast made me : 



Prayers at Mass. 269 

thou hast redeemed me. 
May I be ever thine. 

I have sinned too much 
against Heaven and before 
thee, and am not worthy to 
be called thy Son. 

Thou God Incarnate, have 
pity on my frail and mortal 
flesh, and grant it may one 
day see what it here adores 
below. Amen. 

I render thee all possible 
praise and thanks, O Sove- 
reign Creator, for the favor 
I have this day received 
from thy bounty, and of 



260 Prayers at Mass. 

which many better deserv- 
ing Christians are deprived. 
Receive, O Lord, my un- 
worthy prayers, supply all 
my defects, pardon all my 
distractions and indevotions, 
and grant that by the strength 
and virtue of these divine 
mysteries, I may go on 
cheerfully in the path of thy 
commandments, love, and 
service, amidst all the temp- 
tations, troubles, and dangers 
of my life's pilgrimage, till I 
shall one day happily arrive 
at thy heavenly kingdom, 



Prayers at Mass. 261 

where, with the blessed an- 
gels and saints, I shall more 
clearly contemplate thee, 
more perfectly enjoy thee, 
and more adequately cele- 
brate thy infinite goodness 
and mercy, with uninterrupt- 
ed canticles of eternal praise, 
admiration, and gratitude. 

Happy are they who 
dwell in thy house, O Lord : 
for ever and ever they will 
praise thee. 

Thou art worthy, O Lord, 
to receive honor, glory, and 
power. 



262 Prayers at Mass. 

Praise the Lord, for he is 
good : for his mercy is ever- 
lasting. 

Who shall relate the won- 
ders of the Lord ? who shall 
publish his praises ? 




i 




j- All these Words i 

I am the Lord thy God, who I 
brought thee out of the land 
of Egypt, out of the house 
of bondage. Thou shalt not 
have strange gods before me. 
Thou shalt not make to thy- 
self a graven thing, nor the 
likeness of any thingthat isin 
heaven above or in the earth 
beneath, nor of those things 
that are in the waters under 
the earth. Thou shalt not 
adore them, nor serve thttn. 
I am the Lord thy God, 
mighty, jealous, visiting the 
iniquity of the fathers upon 
the children, unto the third 
and fourth generation of them 
that hate me: And shewing 
mercy unto thousands of them 
that love me, snd keep my 
commandments. 



Thou shalt not take the 
name of the Lord thy God in 
vain ; for the Lord will not 
hold him guiltless that shall 
take the name of the Lord 
his God in vain. 

Remember that thou keep 
holy the Sabbath day* Six 
days shalt thou labour, and 
shalt do all thy works. But 
on the seventh day is the sab- 




All these Words : 

bath of the Lord thy God jl 
thou shalt do no work on it, 
thou, nor thy son, nor thy 
daughter, nor thy man-ser- 
vant, nor thy maid-servant, 
nor thy beast, nor the stran- 
ger that is within thy gates. 
For in six days the Lord made 
heaven and earth, and the 
sea, and all things that are in 
them, and rested on the sev- 
enth day: therefore the Lord 
blessed the seventh day, and 
sanctified it. 

Honour thy father and thy 
mother, that thou mayst be 
long - lived upon the land | 
which the Lord thy God will 
give thee. 

Thou shalt not kill. 

Thou shalt not commit 
adultery. 

Thou shalt not steal. 
—♦VIII. 

Thou shalt not' be^r false 
witness against thy neighbor. 

Thou shalt not covet thy 
neighbor's wife. 

Thou shalt no! covet 
goods. 



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GOD, who wills not the death, but the re- 
pentance of a sinner, has. in the Sacra- 
ment of Penance, mercifully provided Christians 
with the means whereby they may obtain pardon 
of their sins, and be again restored to the favor 
of their heavenly Father, which they had for- 
feited by their offences. So that whoever is 
conscious to himself of having provoked the 
anger of God by his sins, ought diligently to 
apply himself to seek a reconciliation with him 
in the manner he has prescribed and command- 
ed. But then it ought to be his principal care 
sincerely to perform all that is exacted of him, 
with a seriousness proportioned to the greatness 
of the work he is engaged in : ever remember- 



264 Devotions for Confession. 



ing, that as mercy and pardon are promised to 

those who perform it worthily, so nothing less 
than a dreadful curse is pronounced against all 
those who do it negligently. 

A Prayer before the Examination of Con- 
science. 

I AM perfectly sensible, O my God, that 
I have in many ways offended thy di- 
vine Majesty, and provoked thy wrath by 
my sins : and that if I obtain not pardon. 
I shall be cast out of thy sight for ever : 
I desire, therefore, at present to call my- 
self to an account, and look into all the 
sins whereby I have displeased thee : but. 
O my God. how miserably shall I deceive 
myself, if thou assist me not in this work 
by thy heavenly light. Grant me, there- 
fore, at present thy grace, whereby I may 
discover all my imperfections — see all my 
failings — and duly call to mind all my 
sins — for I know that nothing is hidden 
from thy sight. But I confess myself in 
the dark as to my own failings : my pas- 
sions blind me, self-love flatters me, pre- 



Devotions for Confession. 265 

■ 

sumption deludes me; and though I have j 
many sins which stare me in the face, and ; 
cannot be hidden, yet how many too 
are there quite concealed from me! But 
discover even those to me, O Lord ; en- 
lighten my darkness, cure my blindness, 
and remove every veil that hides my sins 
from me, that I may be no longer a secret 
to myself, nor a stranger to my own fail- 
ings; nor ever flatter myself with the 
thoughts of having repented, and at the 
same time nourish folly and vice within 
my breast. Come, Holy Ghost, and by a 
beam of thy divine light illuminate my 
understanding, that I may have a perfect 
view of all my sins and iniquities, and 
that sincerely repenting of them, I may 
know thee, and be again received into 
thy favor. 




266 Devotions for Confession. 



A METHOD OF EXAMINATION OF COX- 
SCIENCE. 

According to the three-fold duty we owe: i. To 
God. 2. To our neighbor. 3. To Ourselves. 

I. In relation to God. 

1. Have you omitted morning or evening 
prayer, or neglected to make your daily exami- 
nation of conscience? Have you prayed neg- 
ligently, and with wilful distractions? 2. Have 
you spent your time, especially on Sundays and 
holydays, not in sluggishly lying in bed, or in 
any sort of idle entertainment, but in reading, 
praying, or other pious exercises ; and taken care 
that those under your charge have done the like, 
and not wanted the instructions necessary for 
their condition, nor time tor prayer, or to pre- 
pare for the sacraments? 3. Have you spoken 
irreverently of God, or holy things? Have you 
taken his name in vain or told- untruths? 4. 
Have you omitted your duty through human 
respect, interest, compliance, etc. 5. Have you 
been zealous for God's honor, for justice, vir- 
tue, and truth, and reproved such as act other- 
wise? 6. Have you resigned your will to God 



Examination of Conscience. 267 

in troubles, necessities, sickness, etc. ? Have 
you faithfully resisted thoughts of infidelity, dis- 
trust, presumption, impurity, etc. ? 

II. In relation to your Neighbor. 

1. Have you disobeyed your superiors, mur- 
mured against their commands, or spoken of 
them contemptuously? 2. Have you been 
troubled, peevish, or impatient, when told of 
your faults, and not corrected them? Have 
you scorned the good advice of others, or cen- 
sured their proceedings? 3. Have you offend- 
ed any one by injurious threatening words or 
actions? 4. Or lessened their reputation by 
any sort of detraction ; or in any matter of im- 
portance? 5. Or spread any report, true or 
false, that exposed your neighbor to contempt, 
or made him undervalued? 6. Have you, by 
carrying scories backward and forward, created 
discord and misunderstanding between neigh- 
bors? 7. Have you been froward or peevish 
towards any one in your carriage, speech, or 
conversation? 8. Or taken pleasure to vex, 
mortify, or provoke them to swear, curse, or 
any way offend God ? 9. Have you mocked or 
reproached them for their corporal or spiritual 



268 Devotions for Confession. 

imperfections? 10. Have you been excessive 
in reprehending those under your care, or been 
wanting in giving them just reproof? 1 1. Have 
you borne with their oversights and imperfec- 
tions, and given them good counsel ? 12. Have 
you been solicitous for such as are under your 
charge ; and provided for their souls and bodies ? 

III. In relation to Yourself. 

i. Have you been obstinate in following your 
own will, or in defending your own opinion in 
things either indifferent, dangerous, or scandal- 
ous? 2. Have you taken pleasure in hearing 
yourself praised, or yielded to thoughts of van- 
ity? 3. Have you indulged yourself in over- 
much ease, or any way yielded to sensuality? 
4. Has your conversation been edifying and 
moderate ; or have you been froward, proud, or 
troublesome to others? 5. Have you spent 
over-much time in play, or useless employ- 
ments, and thereby omitted, or put off your 
devotions to unseasonable times? 

If such as confess often, fall into any of the 
more grievous sins not here mentioned, their 
own memory will easily suggest them ; since it 
is impossible for a tender soul to forget any 



Examen of Conscience. 269 

mortal offence, which must, of necessity, afflict 
her ; and, therefore, it may not be necessary for 
them to go over the following tables of sins, 
which are chiefly intended for general confes- 
sions. 



AN EXAMEN OF CONSCIENCE 

ON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, PRECEPTS OF THE 
CHURCH, AND SEVEN DEADLY SINS. 

The First Commandment is broken, First, by sins 
against Faith. 

1. To be ignorant of the principal mysteries 
of Christianity ; of the Creed, of the Command- 
ments of God, and his Church, or of the Sacra- 
ments. 2. Wilfully to doubt or obstinately to 
err in any point of faith. 3. To have delayed 
embracing the true faith, out of human respect, 
interest, fear, etc. 4. To favor heretics, or 
wicked men, in supporting or approving their 
opinions, or actions. 5. To endanger our faith 
by reading their books with pleasure. 6. To 
examine divine mysteries with curiosity, and 
secrets of Providence by pure human reason. 
7. To contemn or deride holy things. 8. To 



270 Devotions for Confession, 

abuse the words of the holy Scripture, by per- 
verting them to a wicked or profane sense, 
making them subservient to jests, or other ill 
purposes. 9. To desire to know things to 
come, which belong to God alone, or things 
past, or present, which are hid from us, and for 
this end to employ unlawful means, as fortune- 
tellers, or other superstitious inventions. 10. 
To give credence to dreams, or to make supersti- 
tious observations ; to employ prayers or sacred 
names to ill uses ; to use charms, etc. 

Secondly, by sins against Hope. 

1. By distrusting the mercies of God, and 
despairing of the pardon of our sins. 2. By 
presuming on God's goodness, without the least 
concern of amendment. 3. By deferring our 
conversion or repentance till the end of life. 
4. By exposing ourselves to the danger of of- 
fending God either by company, reading, or 
otherwise, which is called tempting. God. 5. By 
exposing ourselves without necessity to some 
corporal danger ; as sickness, wounds or death. 
6. By neglecting the remedies which God has 
appointed in these dangers, as physic for the 
body, or prayer and the sacraments for the soul. 



Examen of Conscience. 271 



Thirdly, by sins against Charity. 

1. By not loving God above all things, but 
choosing wilfully to offend him rather than suf- 
fer any loss of honor, riches, etc. 2. By pre- 
ferring the love of men before the love of God; 
or offending him through fear of being jeered 
or slighted. 3. By omitting our duty through 
shame, or human respect. 4- By thinking sel- 
dom of God, or being ashamed to speak of him ; 
or by not hearkening to his inspirations, by for- 
getting his benefits, or neglecting to give him 
thanks. 

Fourthly, by sins against Religion. 

I. By not adoring God, or praying to him 
but seldom. 2. By praying without attention, 
and with wilful distractions. 3. By a want of 
respect to God in time of prayer ; or by talking, 
or by being present in holy places without a be- 
coming modesty and gravity in our looks, words, 
and actions. 

Fifthly, by sins against the care we ought to have 
of our Salvation. 

1. By a love of idleness. 2. By being too 
solicitous in temporal concerns, and neglecting 



272 Devotions for' Confession. 



the means of salvation. 3. By deferring amend- 
ment of life, or immediately desisting, after 
having begun it. 4. By neglecting the means 
of salvation ; as the sacraments, prayer, good 
works, or performing them without devotion. 

The Second Commandment is broken, 

1. By taking the name of God in vain. 2. 
By swearing to what one doubts, or knows to 
be false. 3. By swearing to what is unjust or 
prejudicial to others. 4. By swearing without 
necessity, though the thing itself be true and 
just. 5. By taking the oath or promise of a 
secret society. 6. By blaspheming God or holy 
things. 7. By cursing one's self or others, or 
taking pleasure in hearing others swear or curse ; 
or by provoking them to it. 8. By not repre- 
hending them when one could and ought. 9. 
By making a vow to do what is impossible to 
fulfil, or what is evil and displeasing to God, or 
what one never intends to perform. 10. By 
breaking lawful vows, or deferring to fulfil them 
without just cause. 



The Third Commandment is broken, 
1. By doing servile works on Sunday, or 
causing others to do the like without necessity. 



Examen of Conscience. 273 

2. By employing a considerable part of Sundays 
or holidays in temporal affairs, as is often the 
case with merchants, advocates, solicitors, etc. 

3. By omitting to hear Mass, or not hearing it 
with due attention and reverence. 4. By spend- 
ing Sundays and holidays in idleness, gaming, 
dancing, feasting, and other recreations. 5. By 
not dedicating a considerable part of those days 
to reading and prayer, and by not taking care 
that those under your charge do the like. 

The Fourth Commandment is broken, 

I. By children not paying due respect to their 
parents, or by despising them either in their 
hearts or actions. 2. By not loving them, but 
wishing their death, or some misfortune ; or by 
forsaking them in their necessities. 3. By not 
cheerfully obeying them ; or by obeying them 
in things unlawful. 4. By slighting their repre- 
sentations, and resisting their corrections. 5. 
By putting them into a passion, and not taking 
care to pacify them. 6. By not executing their 
last will and testament, or by delaying to do so. 

II. By servants. — 1. By disobeying their mas- 
ters. 2. By a want of diligence in the trust 
that is required of them. 3. By neglecting the 

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2/4 Devotions for Confession. 



reasonable and just interests of their masters or 
employers. 4. By letting them sustain any 
kind of loss, through their sloth, neglect, etc. 
5. By obeying them in things unlawful ; as 
lying, swearing, stealing, etc. 

III. By parents not discharging their duty 
towards their children. 1. In not loving them, 
and supplying their corporal necessities. 2. In 
not being careful of their salvation ; in neglect- 
ing their Christian education, sending them to 
schools where they receive no Catholic instruc- 
tion or are exposed to danger of losing the faith. 
3. In not correcting them when it is necessary : in 
flattering their passions, or indulging their evil 
inclinations. 4. In treating them with too 
much severity. 5. In not setting them good 
example. 6. In forcing them in the choice of 
their state of life. 

IV. By masters. — 1. In not taking due care 
to regulate the life and conversation of their 
sen-ants. 2. In not being watchful over them, 
to reprehend their faults ; make them say their 
prayers ; go to [Mass on Sundays and holidays, 
and frequent the Sacraments. ' 3. In command- 
ing them to do something evil. 4. By treating 
them injuriously. 5. In not paying them their 
wages. 



Examen of Conscience, 2/5 

The Fifth Commandment is broken, 

i. By anger, quarrelling, or threatening, or 
by injurious or reproachful words or actions 
against their neighbors. 2. By revenge, or de- 
liberate thoughts or desires of revenge. 3. By 
provoking, striking, challenging, wounding, or 
being the cause of another's death. 4. By bear- 
ing malice, refusing to salute or speak to any 
neighbor out of hatred or aversion, or refusing 
to be reconciled to him. 

The Sixth Commandment is broken, 

I. By the hearing. — In willingly giving ear to 
immodest words, discourses, songs, etc. 

II. By the sight. — 1. In looking on immodest 
objects. 2. In reading or keeping immodest 
books ; lending them to others ; or neglecting 
to suppress them when we may. 

III. By the tongue. — 1. In speaking im- 
modest words. 2. In relating improper stories 
or wicked actions of ourselves or others. 

IV. By the touch. — In using indecent actions. 

V. By thoughts. — By entertaining impure 
thoughts wilfully and with delight. 

VI. By immodest actions. — 1. In committing 



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the sin of impurity ; and whether effected by 
soliciting, seducing with promises, or forcing ; 
whether it be fornication, adultery, or incest. 
2. In sins against nature. 

The Seventh Commandment is broken, 

i. By taking another's goods, and to what 
value". 2. By retaining what we know belongs 
to another. 3. By denying our debts, or wil- 
fully delaying payment to the prejudice of our 
neighbors. 4. By making unjust bargains or 
contracts, into which every trade or profession 
ought to make a strict inquiry. 5. By causing 
any damage to our neighbors. 6. By putting 
off false and counterfeit money. 7. By desir- 
ing another's property. 8. By not giving alms 
when necessity requires. 9. By not paying dues 
to your pastors, or by not contributing to the 
decent support of religious worship. 10. By 
simony. 

The Eighth Commandment is broken, 

1. By witnessing what is false, or defending 
a false accusation, as in lawyers and solicitors, 
or condemning the innocent, or discharging the 
guilty, as judges and arbitrators. 2. By detrac- 





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tion, either in laying something false to another's 
charge, or reporting for truth what is merely 
doubtful ; or in reyealing something as yet secret 
and unknown, though true, to the prejudice of 
some third person ; with a declaration, whether 
it be done out of levity and indiscretion, or out 
of malice or ill-will ; whether in the presence of 
many, or in a matter of importance. 3. By 
lying, or speaking what we judge to be other- 
wise than we say ; whether incautiously or to 
the considerable prejudice of others. 4. By 
hypocrisy, which is a lie in action. 

The Ninth and Tenth are broken, 

By all unlawful and wilful desires of impurity 
and theft ; which have been already mentioned 
in the sixth and seyenth commandments. 

The Precepts of the Church. 

I. To keep certain appointed days holy, with 
the obligation of hearing [Mass, and resting from 
servile works. II. To obserye the days of ab- 
stinence and fasting. III. To confess our sins 
to our pastors, at least once a year. IV. To 
receive the Blessed Sacrament at Easter, or there- 
abouts. V. To contribute to the support of our 
pastors. 







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The examination on these precepts being very 
easy, we therefore proceed to 

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS. 

The Sin of Pride consists, 

i. In entertaining too great an opinion of 
ourselves, or in valuing ourselves above our de- 
serts. 2. In publishing what we think good in 
ourselves, that we may be esteemed by others. 
3. In arrogance, by attributing to ourselves the 
good we have not. 4. In presumption and am- 
bition, by confiding too much in our own 
strength, conceiving ourselves capable of accom- 
plishing things above our abilities, and in rashly 
attempting them. 5. In contempt of others, on 
account of the good opinion we have of our- 
selves, and whether this contempt is manifested 
by words or actions, or by being severe and ex- 
acting on inferiors. 6. In want of submission 
to our superiors, by disobeying them, blaming 
their conduct, or murmuring against them. 
7. In not acknowledging our faults ; or when, 
in confessing the facts, we maintain we have 
done well, or at least allege false excuses. S. In 
contempt of admonitions and corrections. 9. 



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In discord. 10. In hypocrisy. 11. Incurios- 
ity, which inclines us to know things prejudicial 
to our salvation. 12. By ingratitude for God's 
benefits. 

[The sins of covetousness, luxury, and sloth, 
have been already examined in the first, sixth, 
and seventh commandments.] 

The Sin of Gluttony, 

In eating or drinking to excess, as far as they 
are prejudicial, either to our health or our rea- 
I son, or any way scandalous, or of ill example 
to others. 

The Sin of Envy, 

1. Trouble at the good success of our neigh- 
bor, or when we endeavor to do him an unkind- 
ness, or speak often against him, or create an 
evil opinion of him in the mind of another, 
2. When we rejoice at our neighbor's harm, 

The Sin of Anger, 

1. Not to endure anything contrary to our 
inclinations. 2. To suffer ourselves to be hur- 
ried away by the emotions of wrath against 
those who give us any trouble. 3. To proceed 



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to quarrels, injurious language, oaths, curses, 
threats ; to take revenge, or to desire and wish 
to be in a capacity of exercising it. 4. To re- 
fuse to pardon injuries, or to be reconciled to 
our enemies, or to those with whom we have 
had misunderstanding, or falling out. 

A Prayer for obtaining Contrition. 

I HAVE now here before me, O Lord, 
a sad prospect of the manifold of- 
fences whereby I have displeased thy 
divine Majesty, and which I am assured 
will appear in judgment against me, if, by 
repentance and a hearty sorrow, my soul 
be not prepared to receive thy pardon. 
But this sorrow and this repentance, O 
Lord, must be the free gift of thy mercy, 
without which all my endeavors will be in 
vain, and I shall be for ever miserable. 
Have pity, therefore, on me, O merciful 
Father, and pour forth into my heart thy 
grace, whereby I may sincerely repent of 
all my sins ; grant me true contrition, that 
I may bewail my base ingratitude, and 
grieve from my heart for having offended 



Examen of Conscience. 281 

so good a God. Permit me not to be de- 
luded by a false sorrow, as I fear I have 
been too often, through my own weak- 
ness and neglect ; but let it now be thy 
gift, descending from thee, the Father of 
Lights, that so my repentance may be ac- 
companied by an amendment and a change 
of life, that being thus acquitted from the 
guilt of my sins, I may once more be re- 
ceived into the number of thy servants. 
Amen. 



PRAYERS BEFORE CONFESSION. 

HAVE pity on me, O God, and let 
me partake of the effects of thy 
great mercy. I here acknowledge and am 
sensible of the multitude and enormity of 
my sins. It is thou, O my God, perfidious 
creature as I am, whom I have offended; 
it is against thee that I have rebelled. To 
follow my pleasures, and indulge my pas- 
sions, I have abandoned thee and lost thy 
grace; I,' whom thou hast created to 
thine own likeness, and redeemed by the 



28 2 Devotions for Confession. 

Blood of thy only Son, have, by my sins, 
made my soul resemble those monsters of 
ingratitude, the infernal spirits; like 
them I have forfeited Heaven, my blessed 
country, and deserved hell and damna- 
tion, which I shall never be able to escape 
without the assistance of thy boundless 
mercy. The injury I have offered thee, 

Lord, is so great, that it caused thy 
Son, Jesus Christ, my Saviour, to suffer 
death. How, then, O my God ! how can 

1 sufficiently deplore so great an evil? 
Who will give water to my head and a 
fountain to my eyes, that I may incessant- 
ly deplore my misery and malice, and do 
penance for my sins? 

Almighty and eternal God, to whom is 
due all honor and glory, behold, I (a mis- 
erable and unworthy sinner, who have 
hitherto lived in ingratitude and rebellion) 
come to thee, my Creator, my God, my 
Redeemer, my merciful Judge, and my 
Saviour, accusing myself, and laying be- 
fore thee all the abominations by which I 
have blasphemed thy sacred name, trans- 



Ex amen of Conscience. 283 

gressed thy precepts, contemned thy will, 
and defiled both my soul and body. O 
my God, when I behold my misery, and 
consider how often I have abused thy 
gifts and blessings, despised thy good- 
ness, neglected thy service, added daily 
sin to sin, and preferred myself, my pas- 
sions, and other creatures, to my duty 
and thy commands, I cannot but consider 
myself as unworthy either to lift up my 
eyes to heaven, or appear in thy presence. 
But whither, O Lord my God, shall I flee 
from thy face? Where shall I conceal 
myself from thy anger ? Who can restore 
rne to thy favor ? It is only from thy 
goodness that I can expect so great a 
blessing : for art not thou my Father, 
whose mercies are infinite, and whose 
compassion knows no bounds? And I, 
though unworthy of the name of thy 
child, acknowledge no other Father but 
thee. Wherefore I prostrate myself at the 
feet of thy mercy, and beseech thee, by 
thy almighty power, goodness, and wis- 
dom, to pardon, purify, and acquit me 



2S4 Devotions for Confession. 

from the guilt of all my sins. Receive 
me again into thy favor, O Lord, and 
confirm me in all good, that my soul, 
being entirely possessed by thee, may be 
prepared for glory. And that my petition 
may find acceptance, I appeal to thee, 
sweet Jesus, Son of the living God, the 
Advocate and Mediator between us sin- 
ners and thy eternal Father, humbly be- 
seeching thee, through that infinite charity 
which brought thee from Heaven to the 
ignominy of the Cross, and thy precious 
Blood spilt thereon, that I may now 
partake of the benefit of thy sufferings, 
and be cleansed from all my offences ; 
that by thy assistance I may sincerely re- 
pent and amend of all my failings ; that 
dying to myself and the world, I may live 
only to thee, and never suffer either pas- 
sion or pleasure to divide me from thee. 

Alas, my Father and my God, how 
comes it to pass that I should have so 
often offended thee? Thou seest, O Lord, 
neither goodness nor health in me ; have 
mercv therefore on me, for I have sinned 



Examen of Conscience. 2 85 



against thee. Heal my soul, O Lord, for 
thou only art my hope and strength. 
Alas, my God, how many and dangerous 
are my wounds ! how great my weakness 
and misery, for the curing of which thou 
wast crucified and slain : and to whom 
shall I complain of all these my evils if 
not to thee, O Lord, the Saviour and 
Redeemer of my soul? Be merciful, 
therefore, to me a sinner, sweet Jesus ! 
for nothing is more pleasing to thee than 
to have compassion on those who are 
miserable. Restore me to thy favor ; re- 
ceive me again into thy friendship, and 
cast me not off on account of my offences ; 
for what can I, miserable creature, do but 
offend? And what canst thou, O infinite 
Goodness, do but have mercy and spare? 
Spare me, therefore, according to thy in- 
finite goodness, and grant me now tears 
of sincere repentance, that I may mourn 
for the evils I have committed. Grant 
that I may sincerely grieve for having 
sinned againt thee, my God, my Creator, 
and Redeemer. Soften my hardened 



286 Devotions for Confession. 

breast, and inflame my frozen heart, that 
I may, with unfeigned sorrow, repent for 
not loving, nay, for despising and offend- 
ing thee. What shall I, most miserable 
and wicked creature, do, O God, to serve 
thee? Whilst I behold myself, I see no 
hopes of amendment ; all my confidence 
and hopes of mercy are in thee. Help 
me, therefore, O Lord, and be thou the 
strength of my soul, that I may from this 
moment detest and forsake all my past 
evils ; that I may conquer my passions, - 
reform all my bad habits, and, by a true 
change of life and manners, be entirely 
united to thee, and with thee live for ever. 
Amen. 

To thee, O merciful Jesus, in the bitter- 
ness of my soul, I come, beseeching thee 
to have compassion on me, and deliver 
me from my sins ; despise not, O God, 
the cries of thy lost sheep ; reject not the 
sighs of thy prodigal child, who desires to 
return home to thee, and to be received 
again into the number of thy servants. I 
am sorry for all the sins I have committed, 



Ex amen of Conscience. 287 

and detest them here in thy presence ; 
because I love thee above all things, and 
honor thee as my gracious God, worthy of 
infinite love ; and for this reason I now 
firmly purpose to suffer all evils, nay, even 
death itself, rather than willingly consent 
to sin. I resolve to make an exact con- 
fession of all my offences, faithfully to 
discharge whatever shall be enjoined for 
my punishment or amendment, and care- 
fully to avoid all occasions of sin. And 
if anything be wanting of true contrition 
to this my sorrow, may thy sacred pas- 
sion, O blessed Jesus, thy precious Blood 
and infinite merits, supply all the defects 
of my weakness ; for it is in thy death I 
place all my trust ; through thee I firmly 
hope to obtain pardon of all my sins, 
grace to overcome my vicious customs, 
and perseverance to the end in the good 
resolutions I have now made in thy 
presence. As, therefore, it is by thee I 
come to the knowledge of my misery, so 
it is by thee my good purpose and sorrow 
for my offences must be perfected. May 



288 Devotions for Confession:. 

the fire, therefore, of divine love now in- 
flame my soul, and consume therein what- 
ever is displeasing to thy infinite goodness. 
Sanctify my heart — purify my affections 
and desires — that, dying to myself, I may 
ever live to thee, and at length depart 
this life in thy grace and favor. Amen. 



ASPIRATIONS . 

Such as go to Confession over-night, or otherwise 
have leisure, may use the following Aspirations, 
either before or after Confession, with benefit to 
their souls. 

I. My Lord and my God, I sincerely ac- 
knowledge myself a vile and wretched sinner, 
unworthy to appear in thy presence ; but do 
thou have mercy on me, and save me. 

O God, my sovereign good, how far have I 
wandered from thee by my sins ! How long 
have I dwelt at a distance from thee, in the re- 
gion of misery, where I had quite lost myself! 

Most loving Father, I have sinned against 
heaven, and before thee, and am unworthy to 
be called thy child ; make me as one of thy ser- 



Aspirations. 289 

vants, and may I for the future be ever faithful 
to thee. 

It truly grieves me, my God, to have sin- 
ned, and so many times transgressed thy law; 
but wash me now from my iniquity, and cleanse 
me from my sin. 

I detest my sins, O Lord, I abhor my wicked- 
ness ; I confess my ingratitude, and seek refuge 
in thy mercy. 

From this moment I purpose never more to 
offend thee. O let me suffer all kinds of pain 
and infamy; nay, even death itself, rather than 
return to my former course of life, and live thy 
enemy. 

Loving Father, assist me by thy grace, that 
I may bring forth worthy fruits of penance, and 
not suffer my sins to go unpunished. 

I have wandered like a sheep that is gone 
astray; but I hear thy sweet voice crying after 
me in the most affectionate manner imaginable, 
"Come, dear soul, thou hast gone after many 
lovers, but return to me, and I will receive thee 
yet again. "—Jer. iii. 

II. Now I begin, O Lord, now I begin to 
live, not trusting in my own strength, or in the 
resolutions I make, but in the multitude of thy 
mercies. i 9 _ K . f h. 



290 Devotions for Confession. 



Perfect. O God, the work which thou hast 
how begun in me. Thou hast given me peace 
and understanding ; but, wretched sinner that I 
am. how ungratefully have I abused all thy gifts ! 
And yet now, with all the tenderness of a loving 
Father, thou recallest me from sin, and rescuest 
me from hell and everlasting damnation- 
Alas 1 my soul is full of anguish and con- 
fusion at the recollection of the many sins 
whereby I have offended thee, my merciful Re- 
deemer, made myself a slave to the devil, and 
provoked thy anger. 

O that I had never transgressed thy command- 
ments nor fallen into such an abyss of misery 
and calamity ! O that I had never sinned ! 
Happy those souls who have preserved their 
innocence : O that I had been so happy 1 

But now I am resolved, with the help of thy 
grace, to be more watchful over myself to 
amend my failings, and fulfil thy law. Look 
down on me with thy eyes of mercy, O God, 
and blot out my sins. 

Forgive me what is past, and, through the 
bowels of thy infinite goodness, secure me by 
thv most efficacious srace against all mv wonted 
failings for the time to come. 

Alas ! how slothful and careless have I hith- 



Prayers "before Confession. 291 

erto been ! I have deferred my repentance, 
rejected thy helps, contemned thy visits, and 
been deaf to thy calls ; Lord, what shall I do ? 
or what course shall I take? It grieves me 
from my heart that I have ever offended thee ; 
but do thou vouchsafe to have mercy on me, O 
sovereign Lord of my life. 

Behold thou seest nothing good nor whole- 
some in my soul. I am blind and miserable, 
and without thee, O God, I can do nothing. 

III. My sins surpass in number the sands of 
the sea, and I confess myself, O Lord, unworthy 
of thy mercy ; but thy goodness is above all my 
offences. 

Thou hast declared, O Lord, that there is joy 
in Heaven for the conversion of a sinner : grant 
me, then, the grace of true repentance, and let 
Heaven rejoice at my amendment. 

Thou wiliest not the death of a sinner, but 
that he be converted and live ; grant me then 
that spiritual life which I want ; for behold, O 
Lord, I sincerely desire to live to thee. 

Thou didst come, O dear Redeemer, not to 
call the just, but sinners to repentance ; behold 
a most miserable sinner here before thee. O 
draw him most powerfully to thee. 

Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy 



292 Devotions for Confession. 

great mercy ; and according to the multitude 
of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquities, 
Sprinkle me with thy precious Blood, and I 
shall be whiter than snow. Create in me a 
clean heart, and renew a right spirit within my 
bowels. 

Dear Redeemer of my soul, how long turnest 
thou thy face from me, and bringest no relief to 
my sorrows. 

Behold the prodigal child, — nay worse than 
the prodigal ; but do thou, O Father, vouchsafe 
to have compassion on me ! Clothe me with 
the robes of thy grace, and receive me into the 
arms of thy mercy. 

Let not thy precious Blood, my dear Saviour, 
be shed for me in vain ; but may it now bring 
forth in me the fruit of sincere repentance, and 
open to me the way to life everlasting. 

IV. How great is thy goodness, O Lord, in 
having so long spared such a worthless servant, 
and waited with so much patience for his amend- 
ment! Ah, what return shall I make for thy 
infinite mercies ? O let this mercy be added to 
the rest, that I may never more - offend thee ; 
this single favor I earnestly beg of thee, O Lord, 
viz. : — that I may for the future renounce my own 
way to follow thine. 



Prayers before Confession. 293 

Come, Lord, take possession of my heart, 
and cast out from thence whatever thou knowest 
profanes or denies this thy temple ; destroy and 
eradicate all that displeaseth thee ; and lay 
therein the foundation of a new life. 

I confess I have sinned ; but if thou wilt, 
thou canst make me whole. Heal, most loving 
Father, this my soul. 

O that I were free from all vice ! that I could 
regulate my senses, govern my thoughts, and 
moderate my affections. O that I were truly 
composed and orderly, both within and without ! 
But when shall I be thus happy, when thus pure 
in thy sight ? Lord, I will labor and take pains 
to reform myself, and I beg thy assistance for 
this work ; but if I find not the good effect I 
desire, I will still persevere in my duty, and 
wait with patience and humility till thou shalt 
please to give a blessing to my endeavors. 
Help me, O Lord my God, and have compas- 
sion on my sinful soul. Amen. 



AT CONFESSION. 

Here you should reflect upon the measures 
which you ought to take for an entire amendment 



594 Devotions for Confession. 

of your life, considering well what have been the 
occasions of your sins ; what circumstances are 
apt to prove dangerous to you; what precautions 
you ought to take against those dangers in future ; 
what pious exercises you ought to practise daily ; 
when, and how often, approach the Sacraments, 
etc. 

When you find yourself heartily sorry for having 
offended God, and fully determined for the time 
to come to amend your life, and avoid all mortal 
sins, and the immediate occasions of them ; then 
humbly approach the tribunal of Penance, and, 
kneeling by the Priest, make the sign of the Cross, 
and ask his blessing, saying: " Father, bless me, 
for I have sinned." After receiving the bless- 
ing, say the Confiteor, to " mea 7naxima culpa, 
through my most grievous fault ; " and then begin 
a plain, entire, and discreet confession of your 
sins, thus : " Since my last confession, which was 
a week, a fortnight, or a month ago, I have [or 
I have not] complied with my penance, and I 
accuse myself that — " avoiding superfluous accu- 
sations, or irrelevant matter, neither obscuring 
your offences by ambiguous expressions, nor con- 
cealing any mortal sin, or any circumstance 
which either aggravates its heinousness, or changes 
its nature; mention how often you have commit- 
ted it, and fail not to state whether it be habitual. 
Having sincerely declared all you can remember, 



Prayers at Confession. 295 



conclude thus: " for these and all my other sins 
and imperfections, which I cannot call to mind, I 
am heartily sorry, purpose amendment for the 
future, and humbly ask pardon of God, and pen- 
ance and absolution of you, my ghostly father." 
Then humbly bowing down finish the Confiteor, 
saying: " therefore, I beseech thee," etc. 

This being concluded, you must listen atten- 
tively to the instructions of the Priest, accept with 
humility the penance he enjoins, and whilst he 
imparts absolution, renew your sorrow, making 
an act of contrition, or repeating the following 
prayer : 

O MERCIFUL God, as, at the words 
of thy Angel, the chains fell from 
the feet of St. Peter, and he was imme- 
diately restored to liberty, so grant, that 
by the words of this holy Sacrament, pro- 
nounced by the Priest, the chains of my 
sins may be loosed, and all my offences 
pardoned. Amen. 

O God, be merciful to me a sinner. 
Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on 
me. 

Thou,- who sufferedst for me, have mercy 
on me. 



296 Devotions for Confession. 

PRAYERS AFTER CONFESSION. 

I RETURN thee thanks, O loving Fa- 
ther, for having admitted me into 
this Sacrament, wherein, suffering thy 
mercy to take place of thy justice, thou 
hast cast all my sins out of thy sight. 
Grant me now thy grace, O Lord, that by 
sincere and perfect contrition, my repent- 
ance may be like that of David and Peter, 
that my offences being effectually re- 
mitted, I may hereafter continue faithful 
in thy service. But this I cannot do, un- 
less with the aid of thy grace; for without 
it my soul will remain barren and dry, 
like earth without water. I am perfectly 
sensible of my own weakness and inabil- 
ity to do anything that is good, or accept- 
able to thee. The only consolation and 
confidence I have is to raise up my eyes 
to my Jesus, to his tears and . sufferings ; 
that thy justice being appeased thereby, 
thou mayest open to me the gates of 
mercy, and receive me into thy favor. 
Look down, therefore, on me with an eye 



Prayers after Confession. 297 

of pity, and have compassion on my mis- 
eries. O meek and merciful Lord ! strike 
this hard and obdurate heart of mine, that 
it may burst forth into a fountain of heal- 
ing waters — the waters of sincere contri- 
tion — wherewith my soul may be cleansed 
and purified. Perfect the work thou hast 
begun in me, for I am thy creature, and 
grant that the confession I have made 
may be acceptable in thy sight, and that 
whatever is wanting towards its perfection 
through my weakness, may be supplied by 
thy infinite goodness and mercy. Thy 
mercy therefore I implore, and through 
it I beg pardon of all my sins ; firmly pur- 
posing in thy presence to avoid every- 
thing that may be displeasing to thee, 
and to apply myself with all diligence to 
the practice of virtues. I hope thou wilt 
not refuse me thy assistance, since thou, 
O Lord, hast promised never to forsake 
those that trust in thee. Permit my heart 
to be no longer hurried away by the 
follies of this life, nor to experience my 
own weakness in my wonted relapses. It 



298 Devotions for Confession. 



is high time I should be converted from 
my evil ways, forsake my errors, and 
amend my failings ; since hitherto, alas ! 
so many days and years have elapsed in 
good purposes, but with very little im- 
provement of my soul. Command, there- 
fore, O sovereign Lord, my rebellious 
heart, and force it to a compliance with 
thy law. Break all my passions, rule my 
affections, direct my desires, strengthen 
my good endeavors, and give ear now to 
thy unworthy servant. Let not my wicked- 
ness make thee forget thy goodness; for 
though my sins cry aloud for justice, yet 
thou still hast mercy, whereby thou canst 
save, and once more receive me into thy 
favor, my God, my Lord, and all my hope, 
who livest and reignest for ever and ever. 

O God of mercy, having now, through 
thy gracious goodness, disburdened my 
conscience of the guilt wherewith it was 
oppressed, and in the humblest manner I 
was able, discovered all the sins I could 
recollect, to thy minister, my ghostly 
father, I most humbly beseech thee to ac- 



Prayers after Confession. 299 



cept this confession, and forgive me all 
my trespasses. Grant me grace, Lord, 
to live more carefully hereafter, and to ab- 
stain from my former vices, which I utterly 
detest, firmly purposing never to commit 
them any more. But especially, O most 
merciful Saviour, enable me to withstand 
those temptations with which I am most 
infested, and to avoid all occasions of 
offending thee for the future. If the just 
man fall seven times in the day, how much 
more reason have I to be jealous of 
myself, O Lord, and to fear that I shall 
not be steadfast in my resolutions, having, 
through mv own frailty and vicious cus- 
toms, increased the natural blindness and 
weakness in which I was born. Yet, O 
Lord, I firmly purpose, through thy mer- 
ciful assistance, never to consent to any 
mortal sin, from which I humbly beseech 
thee to preserve me whilst I live ; and, as 
to my venial sins and imperfections, I re- 
solve to strive against them, and hope, 
through thy goodness, at length to amend 
them. 



DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 



An Act of Faith. 

MY Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, I 
firmly believe that thou art really 
present in the blessed Sacrament ; I be- 
lieve it contains thy Body and Blood, thy 
soul and divinity ; I acknowledge these 
truths ; I believe these wonders ; I adore 
thy power, which has wrought them ; I 
praise thy infinite goodness, which has 
prepared them for me ; and with David, 
" I will praise thee, my God, with my 
whole heart, and will recount all thy ad- 
mirable works; I will rejoice in thee, and 
bless thy holy name/' In this faith, I 
approach this adorable banquet, wherein 
thou bestowest on me the divine food of 



Prayers before Communion. 301 

thy Body and Blood to satiate my soul 
I with thyself and thy holy spirit. Grant, 
O Jesus, that I may approach thee with 
with such a profound sense of reverence 
and humility as is due to thy infinite Maj- 
esty. Who am I, O God, that thou 
shouldst work such wonders for my sake ? 
Grant, O Lord, that I be not altogether 
unworthy of them, and that I may now 
I receive thee with a pure heart, a clean 
conscience, and a sincere and lively faith. 
Pardon my sins, which render me un- 
worthy to approach thee ; I detest them 
from the bottom of my heart, because 
they displease thee, my God ; I renounce 
them for ever. Take courage, then, my 
soul, go and receive thy God, and with 
him all the favors he has prepared for 
thee in this divine Sacrament. 

A n Act of Hope. 

\ 

IN thee, sweet Jesus, I place all my 
hope, because thou alone art my 
salvation, my strength, my refuge, and 
the foundation of all my happiness ; and 



302 Devotions for Communion. 

were it not for the confidence I place in 
thy merits, and in the precious Blood 
wherewith thou didst redeem me, I would 
not presume to partake of this banquet. 
Encouraged, therefore, by thy goodness, 
behold, I come to thee as a poor and in- 
firm sheep to its shepherd ; as one sick to 
its physician ; as a condemned criminal to. 
his powerful intercessor ; that, as the 
true shepherd of my soul, thou mayest 
strengthen me ; as my physician, heal me ; 
and as my merciful advocate, deliver me 
from the sentence of sin and death. I, who 
am an abyss of nothing, invoke thee, who 
art the abyss of all goodness : for though 
my sins are innumerable and very grievous, 
yet they are but light and trivial when 
compared to thy boundless mercy, and 
the infinite ransom of thy Blood. It is 
in this mercy, then, O Lord, that I put 
my trust ; and am pleased that I can find 
nothing in myself wherein to hope, that 
so I may put my whole trust in thee. 
Have pity, my Jesus, and save me, for 
thou forsakest none that hope in thee. 



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An Act of Charity. 

HOW strong was the force of thy 
love, my dear Redeemer, when 
being about to depart out of this world to 
thy eternal Father, thou providedst for us 
this divine banquet, enriched with all 
heavenly sweetness ! Ah ! it was through 
the wonderful effects of thy divine good- 
ness, that thou didst humble thyself to 
such an excess for our redemption as to 
take upon thee the infirmity of our nature. 
And is it not through an infinite excess of 
thy love, that thou hast left us thy Body 
and Blood for the food and nourishment 
of our souls ; that, as thou didst unite 
thyself to our humanity, so we might 
here be made partakers of thy divinity ! 
In return for this thy infinite love, I desire 
to love thee, my Jesus, who art my only 
comfort in this place of banishment, the 
only hope of my infirm soul, and happi- 
ness above all I can enjoy in this life. 
Make me love thee, my God, with my 
whole heart, with my whole soul, with all 



304 Devotions for Communion* 

my mind, and all my strength ; and I 
wish, that as every moment is an increase 
of my life, so it may be also of my love 
towards thee. I desire, with all the affec- 
tions and powers of my soul, that as the 
utmost thanks are due, so they may be 
returned to thee by all the faithful, for 
this divine food, which is our refreshment, 
support, strength, armor, and defence in 
all our miseries ; and that my love may 
never cease, inflame my heart with the 
fire of Heaven, that it may continue 
burning, till nature and corruption being 
weakened and consumed, I may at length 
be transformed into thee. Come, O Lord ! 
hasten to release me once more from the 
bonds of sin, and prepare me for the 1 
blessings thou art now about to bestow 
on me. 

An Act of Desire. 

AS the wearied hart thirsts after the 
fountains of water, so doth my soul 
pant after thee, my Saviour ! my Lord ! 
and my Jesus ! It ardently longs to drink 



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of those fountains which thy love has 
opened for its comfort and relief. Tired, 
therefore, with my own evil ways, I now 
return hungry and thirsty, crying out 
aloud, have mercy on me, O Son of God, 
and permit me to taste of thy banquet, 
that my soul may be refreshed. O that I 
had the affections of the heavenly spirits, 
that my soul might truly languish after 
thee, the fountain of life, of wisdom, and 
of eternal light, the impetuous torrent of 
celestial happiness ! O that my soul did 
truly hunger after thee, the bread of 
angels, the food of blessed souls, and that 
all that is within me might be delighted 
with the taste of thy sweetness. I here 
despise all human consolations, that I may 
be comforted by thee, my only good, my 
God and Saviour, whom I love above all 
things, and desire to entertain within my 
breast with as much devotion and affection 
as is conceived by thy chosen servants, 
who now sit at thy table of celestial bliss. 
And however I may have been hitherto 
wanting in my duty, or unjust to thee, in 

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misplacing my affections, I now for ever 
renounce my folly and weakness, and 
from my heart request, that for the future, 
my joy, my relief, my treasure and rest, 
may be entirely centred in thee. May I 
never desire anything besides thee ; and 
may all things seem contemptible and as 
nothing without thee, my God ! 

An Act of Thanksgiving. 
TT7HO am I, O God of infinite good- 



ness, that thou shouldst permit 



me to partake of this bread of angels? How 
have I found such favor in thy sight, as to 
be the object of so unspeakable a mercy? 
Come, all ye angels and saints of God, 
and I will recount to you what great 
things our Lord has done for my soul. 
He has raised me out of the dust, and de- 
livered me from the bonds of sin ; he has 
told me not to be dejected, for that he 
himself will be my support and my 
strength ; and though I have most un- 
worthily forsaken him by my repeated 
follies, yet behold he calls me back again, 




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and invites me to partake of the bread of 
life, that, as he made me, so I may ever 
live by him. What thanks can I give 
thee, O merciful Jesus, Saviour of the 
world ? What return shall I make thee 
for all thou hast done for my soul ? Were 
I to give all I have in acknowledgment of 
thy love, it would still be as nothing ; for 
thou, Lord, hast plentifully poured forth 
thyself upon me, and given me even all that 
thou art — thy Body, thy Blood, thy Soul, 
thy Divinity ; and if, in thanksgiving for 
thy mercies, I were to lay before thee my 
body and soul, my life, liberty, and all I 
possess, what would they be w T hen com- 
pared to the blessings thou hast here be- 
stowed on me ; what to the debt I owe, 
which is in some kind equal to what I 
receive, infinite as thyself? O God, how 
far is this above my means? I have, 
however, one request to make (for thou 
art good and merciful, and knowest my 
poverty), that thou wouldst vouchsafe to 
accept this little offering I present thee 
in the sincerity of my heart, saying, with 



308 Devotions for Communion. 

the Spouse in the Canticles : " My Be- 
loved to me, and I to my Beloved." 
Thou hast mercifully given thyself to me, 
for the food of my soul ; and now behold 
I offer thee all that I have, all that I am, 
all that I possess ; to thee I make a full 
surrender of them all, that being wholly 
thine, I may now no longer have any part 
in myself. 

An Act of Fear. 

BEING now invited by thee, sweet 
Jesus, to come and partake of thy 
banquet, I could cheerfully obey thy call, 
and receive thee with all the love and 
affection of my soul, if the thought of so 
great a happiness did not make me trem- 
ble at the consciousness of my wicked- 
ness. My sins always upbraid me ; and 
when the voice of St. Paul strikes my ear: 
" He that eateth and drinketh unworthily, 
eateth and drinketh judgment to himself; " 
must I not then tremble at the thoughts 
of approaching thy table ? Alas ! if I 
allow myself but the liberty to think, I 



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am confounded to consider that, having 
so often received this divine food, I should 
yet remain so frail and miserable, or that 
my heart should be so little fixed on thee 
as to be instantly wandering amongst 
vanity and folly, and seem more fond of 
the empty satisfaction of creatures than 
of thee, my only happiness. I have fre- 
quently resolved to amend, and as often 
intended to make a new covenant, receiv- 
ing thy precious Body as a pledge of my 
engagements ; and still where do I re- 
main, but in the midst of sin and vice, 
with my senses disordered, my tongue 
ungoverned, my affections depraved, and 
yet, God, how little pains do I take to 
recover from this misery and return to 
thee, to whom I have so repeatedly prom- 
ised to be faithful! These thoughts en- 
compass me, O Lord, on every side, and 
caused me to fear what thou hast merci- 
fully ordained for my salvation, I should 
now receive to my judgment and con- 
demnation. What course then shall I 
steer in the midst of such difficulties ? 



310 Devotions for Communion. 

Shall I fly from before thy face, like de- 
spairing Cain ? or with Adam hide myself, 
because, at the hearing of thy voice, I 
behold myself naked, and destitute of all 
that is good? No, my God, suffer me 
rather to fly to thee for succor and refuge, 
because I know thy mercy exceeds my 
misery, and thy goodness surpasses my 
wickedness. If I am defiled, infirm, and 
naked, thou canst cleanse, cure, and clothe 
me. To thee, therefore, I run, my God, 
with fear and trembling, to take shelter 
under the wings of thy clemency, still 
hoping, that, notwithstanding my un- 
worthiness, thou wilt pardon my iniquities, 
heal my infirmities, and clothe me with 
thy grace. For this end, O Lord, disen- 
gage my heart from all that divides thee 
from me, or distracts me in my duty ; for 
I own, that in all that tempts me, there is 
nothing but vanity and affliction of spirit* 
O may my soul no longer relish any other 
sweetness than that of thy presence ; may 
it now no longer admire anything but the 
greatness of thy infinite love, or look for 



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content in any other object but in thee 
alone, the God of my heart. 

An Act of Humility. 
(~\ IMMENSE, powerful, and incom- 



prehensible God, who am I, that 
thou shouldst vouchsafe thus to come to 
be my food, and to take thy habitation 
within my soul ! It is in this I conceive 
something of thy infinite goodness and 
mercy, and my own miserable baseness and 
ingratitude. Thou art the King of kings, 
and sovereign Lord of the universe, at 
whose presence the earth trembles. Thou 
art the fountain of holiness, in whose 
sight the angels themselves are not pure. 
Thou art the bright sun of eternal day, 
who dwellest in light inaccessible. But 
as to myself, what am I, but a poor worm 
of the earth, subject to innumerable mis- 
eries, distracted with passions ; fond of 
vanity ; defiled with sin ; encompassed 
with darkness ; busy about folly ; and 
careless of eternity? How then dare I 
approach thee, who am thus miserable 




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and unprepared ? With what confidence 
can I appear before thee, most just Judge, 
in whose presence the very pillars of 
heaven tremble ? I, who by my sins have 
run astray from thee, though thou art 
present in every place ; I, who have 
polluted my soul, espoused to thee in 
baptism, with filth and wickedness, aban- 
doning thee, my Maker and Redeemer, 
for the love of vanity and deceitful pleas- 
ures. Thou hast created me from nothing, 
and, by thy grace, plentifully furnished me 
with the means of obtaining eternal hap- 
piness ; and how ill a return have I made 
for these blessings, by living in sin, and 
by not being solicitous to please thee, but 
rather to satisfy my own corrupt inclina- 
tions. Thou hast prepared for me a ban- 
quet of heavenly sweetness ; and I have 
longed after the flesh-pots of Egypt. Yet 
still, O my God, of infinite goodness, be- 
hold, I, who am nothing but dust and 
ashes, presume to speak to thee. Receive, 
then, thy unworthy servant into the com- 
passionate arms of thy mercy, since with 



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so much love and solicitude thou hast 
labored for my conversion. I am now 
sensible, my God, that without thee I 
am nothing, nor can do anything; and 
that without the aid of thy grace, there is 
neither life nor salvation for me. Cast, 
therefore, all my sins out of thy sight, and 
with the tenderness of a loving Father 
extend thy arms to receive an unworthy 
child, who returns to thee ; and let me 
effectually experience the truth of the 
prophet's words, " A sacrifice to God is 
an afflicted spirit, " and "a contrite and 
humbled heart thou wilt not despise." 

A Prayer before Receivi7ig. 

IT is with fear and trembling, O Jesus, 
that I approach thy banquet, having 
nothing to confide in but thy goodness 
and mercy, being of myself a sinner, des- 
titute of all virtue. My soul and body are 
defiled with many crimes ; my thoughts 
and tongue in disorder, and under no 
restraint. In this wretched condition I 
hasten to thee, most compassionate Phy- 



314 Devotions for Communion. 

sician, the fountain of all goodness, that 
I may be healed. I fly under the wings 
of thy paternal protection, hoping thou 
wilt be my Saviour, though I dare not ap- 
pear before thee as my judge. To thee I 
expose all my wounds, to thee I discover 
all my shame. My sins, I confess, are so 
innumerable and enormous as to make me 
despair, if thou didst not encourage me to 
hope in thy mercies, which are infinite. 
Look, therefore, on me with eyes of com- 
passion, O Lord Jesus Christ, eternal 
King, God and Man, w T ho wast crucified 
for the sins of men. Have mercy on me, 
thou inexhaustible fountain of goodness. 
Hail, saving Virgin, offered on the cross 
for me and all mankind. Hail, generous 
and precious Blood, flowing from thy 
wounds, O Jesus, and washing away the 
sins of the world. Remember thy crea- 
ture, O Lord, whom thou hast redeemed 
by thy death. I am truly sorry for my 
offences, of which I am resolved to amend. 
Wash away, therefore, all my sins, and 
blot out my iniquities, that, purified in 



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soul and body, I may worthily approach 
the Holy of Holies ; and grant that thy 
precious Body and Blood, which I now, 
though unworthy, am about to receive, 
may avail to a full discharge from the 
guilt of all my crimes, a victory over my 
evil thoughts, the beginning of a new life, 
the seed of good works, and a sure pro- 
tection of soul and body against all the 
snares of my enemies. 



INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE COMMUNION. 

AT the time of Communion, go up to the 
rail and take up the cloth and hold it 
before you. Whilst the Clerk says the Confl- 
teor, humbly confess your sins, and beg God's 
pardon for them. When the priest turns about 
to give the absolution, receive it with your head 
bowed down, as from the hand of the invisible 
High Priest, whom you are going to receive. 

When the priest holds up a particle of the 
Blessed Sacrament, with these words, Ecce Agnus 
Dei, ''Behold the Lamb of God: behold 
him who taketh away the sins of the world, " 



3 i 6 Devotions for Communion. 

humbly beg with a lively confidence in the 
merits of his death and passion, that he would 
take away your sins. 

When the priest repeats three times, Domine, 
non sum dignus, etc. , i c Lord, I am not worthy 
thou shouldst enter under my roof ; speak only 
the word and my soul shall be healed/' say the 
same with him in your heart, and humble your- 
self exceedingly through the sense of your un- 
worthiness and sins ; but let this be joined with 
a lively confidence in him, who can raise you 
up, and heal your soul by his word only. 

When the priest gives you the Blessed Sacra- 
ment, saying, ' ' The Body of our Lord Jesus 
Christ preserve thy soul to life everlasting, 
Amen, " receive it with a lively faith, a profound 
humility, and a heart inflamed with love. At 
the time of your receiving, let your head be 
erect, your mouth opened moderately wide, and 
your tongue a little advanced, that the priest may 
conveniently convey the Blessed Sacrament into 
your mouth ; then let the sacred host moisten a 
little upon your tongue, and swallow it as soon 
as you can, and afterwards abstain awhile from 
spitting. If the host should adhere to the roof of 
your mouth, be not disturbed ; neither must 
you put your finger into your mouth to remove 



Prayers before Communion. 317 



it, but gently and quietly remove it with your 
tongue, and so convey it down : then return to 
your place and endeavor to entertain, as well 
as you can, the guest you have received. 

Spend at least a quarter of an hour after com- 
munion in devotion suitable to that occasion. 
It would be a great abuse to turn your back 
immediately upon your Saviour, by going away, 
as some do, and thinking no more of what you 
have been doing. Particularly, I recommend 
to you three things after Communion. First. To 
cast yourself down in spirit at the feet of your 
Lord, whom you have received ; to adore him, 
praise him, and give him thanks for coming to 
so unworthy a sinner ; and to invite all Heaven 
and earth to join with you in praising and mag- 
nifying his holy name. Secondly. To make an 
offering of your heart and soul, and of your 
whole being, to him, that you may henceforth 
love him and serve him for ever. Thirdly. To 
present him your petitions for all the graces that 
you stand in need of, and to make good use of 
this favorable opportunity to pray heartily for 
yourself, for your friends, and for the whole 
world. 



3 1 8 Devotions for Comimtnion. 




PRAYERS AFTER COMMUXION. 

I RETURN thee thanks, O eternal 
Father, for having, out of thy pure 
mercy, without any desert of mine, been 
pleased to feed my soul with the Body 
and Blood of thine only Son; and beseech 
thee, that this holy Communion may not be 
to my condemnation, but available to the 
effectual remission of all my sins. May it 
strengthen my faith ; encourage me in the 
practice of good works; deliver me from 
my vicious customs ; remove from me all 
concupiscence ; perfect me in charity, pa- 
tience, humility, obedience, and all other 
virtues. May it secure me against all the 
snares of my enemies, visible and invisi- 
ble; prudently moderate my inclinations, 
both carnal and spiritual ; closely unite 



Prayers after Communion. 319 

me to thee, the only true God, and finally 
settle me in unchangeable bliss, by admit- 
ting me, though an unworthy sinner, to 
be a guest of that divine banquet, where 
thou, with the Son and the Holy Ghost, 
art the true light, eternal fullness, ever- 
lasting joy, and perfect happiness of all 
the saints; through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

An Act of Praise and Adoration. 

I PRAISE and glorify thy blessed name, 
my God, for the many favors thou 
hast now bestowed on me, and' for all the 
blessings wherewith thou hast enriched 
my soul, after the many miseries and 
wants I have suffered, when, by my 
pleasures and passions, I had departed 
from thee ! Alas ! was not I most miser- 
ably blind to expect content and happi- 
ness, when, by my folly, neglect, and in- 
devotion, I removed myself at a distance 
from thee ? But such was thy goodness 
as to withdraw me from the precipice 
whither I was running, enlightening me 



320 Devotions for Communion. 

with thy ray, and by the inspirations of 
thy grace inviting me to return. Thou 
hast pardoned all my sins ; and to crown 
all these favors, thou hast now come to 
visit me, that thou mightest for ever 
abide in rne, and I in thee. O my God, 
be thou for ever blessed for all these in- 
finite mercies. Bless the Lord, my soul, 
and let all that is within me praise and 
magnify his holy name. Bless the Lord, 
and see thou forget not the favors he has 
done thee. He has pardoned thee all thy 
offences, and cured thy infirmities. He 
has preserved thee from death, and crown- 
ed thee with the effects of his bounty. 
He has satisfied thy hunger with good 
things, and replenished thee w r ith all the 
blessings thou couldst desire. And ought- 
est not thou to resolve on a change of life, 
and, renewing thy forces, grow young like 
the eagle in his service ? Let thy grace, 
then, O Lord, be ever at hand to assist 
me; for the experience of my own weak- 
ness makes me fearful ; and if thou sup- 
port me not, I most certainly shall fall 



Prayers after Communion. 321 

• 

again. Be thou, therefore, my shield and 
defence. Grant me a firm and constant 
faith, and strengthen it not only with re- 
spect to this mystery, but all other Chris- 
tian truths and principles of eternal life ; 
that by the help thereof, I may overcome 
ail such difficulties as I may have to en- 
counter in my journey to that state of 
bliss for which I was created ; as it is by 
such a faith those who, for my example, 
are gone before me, have triumphed over 
their enemies, and obtained thy promises. 

Of Hope. 

T ADORE thy infinite greatness, O di- 
vine Majesty, who fillest both heaven 
and earth, and art adored by all the bless- 
ed spirits, angels, and saints, who, with- 
out ceasing, praise and cry out before 
thee, " Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of 
Sabaoth. ,, Is it possible thou shouldst 
condescend to visit the most unworthy of 
all thy servants, and desire to dwell within 
him? If the heavens — nay, the heaven 
of heavens, cannot contain thee, how 

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much less this habitation which I have 
prepared for thy reception ? But tin- 
goodness, O great God, knows well how 
to humble itself, when it is for our good. 
Thou knowest how to conceal the dazzling 
splendor of thy glory, and condescend 
to our weak capacity, that so thou 
mayest communicate thyself to us the 
more freely. This thou didst not only at 
the time of thy adorable Incarnation, when 
thou maclest thyself like to us, the more 
forcibly to attract our love to thee, but 
also when thou didst institute this mystery, 
wherein thou gavest thyself to us for the 
food and nourishment of our souls, the 
more closely to unite us to thyself, and 
make us aspire to that celestial banquet 
thou hast prepared for the blessed in heav- 
en. O God. grant me the grace so eagerly 
to long after this eternal banquet, that 
the desire of hereafter enjoying it may 
make me despise all the goods and 
pleasures of this life, and labor incessantly 
to prepare myself till I am happily ad- 
mitted amongst thy guests. There is one 



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resolution which I here make in thy 
presence, viz., to renounce ail whatsoever 
my irregular and corrupt affections incline 
me to ; for they often press me to forsake 
the ways of thy commandments, and put 
me in danger of forfeiting my title to 
eternal happiness ; but, behold, I now 
desire to wean my heart from them en- 
tirely, that I may place my whole love 
and confidence in thee alone. For this end, 
I am firmly resolved to watch over all my 
actions, fly from sin, and avoid whatever 
may be displeasing to thee. I will labor 
to work out my salvation by observing thy 
precepts, and as I have resolved, so I hope 
to be faithful to thee; but this resolution 
I acknowledge myself unable to perform 
without the help of thy grace, which I 
most humbly implore. O Jesus, save me ; 
conduct me through the ways of thy com- 
mandments, in which I now begin to 
walk, with courage and perseverance. 
Incline my heart to love thy divine truths ; 
divert my eyes from beholding vain 
objects; enliven and strengthen me in 



324 Devotions for Communion. 

the paths of virtue and good works, and 
attract me so powerfully to thyself, that 
I may follow thee as far as heaven, where 
thou livest and reignest for all eternity. 



MY God, what return can I make 



for so signal a favor, or what shall 
I do to acknowledge it as much as it de- 
serves ? Is it possible I should not con- 
tinually love thee after such manifest 
proofs of thy love ? Thou hast loved me 
to such an excess as to lay down thy life 
for my sake, and shall I not make so small 
a return to such boundless love as to live 
only for thee ? Thou hast communicated 
thyself at present entirely to me, and shall 
not I from henceforth remain wholly 
thine ? Permit me not, O God, to be un- 
grateful, or insensible of thy love and my 
own salvation. I protest, therefore, in 
thy presence, that I will for the future be 
faithful to thee, and never depart from 
thee by the least disobedience to thy lav/. 



Of Love. 




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I will never forget thy bounty, nor the 
favor thou hast done me in admitting me 
to partake of thy mercy. I will love thee 
with my whole heart, for thou, O Lord, 
art my strength, my support, my refuge, 
and deliverer — nay, my God, and my all. 
What is there in heaven or on earth I 
should love in preference to thee, the God 
of my heart, the inheritance and only 
happiness I pretend to ! Of thee I have 
made choice, and nothing shall prevail on 
me to make me change. 

An Oblatiojt. 

WHAT pledge can I give, O my Sa- 
viour, as an earnest of the love 
which I have now engaged to thee ? I 
have nothing worthy of thee, and if I had, 
I have nothing but what is thine on several 
accounts ; but such is thy goodness, as to 
be content to accept from us what is 
already thine own. Wherefore, behold, I 
here offer to thee my body and soul, which 
are both now sanctified by the honor of 



326 Devotions for Communion. 

thy divine presence. I consecrate them 
to thee forever, since thou hast chosen 
them for thy temple ; my body to be 
continually employed in thy service, and 
never more to become an instrument of 
sin ; my soul to know thee, to love thee, 
and be evermore faithful to thee. Bless, 

Lord, the present I here make thee. 
" Bless, O Lord, this house." Permit not 
my body to be any more defiled with 
sensual delights, nor my soul by a will to 
commit any mortal sin ; for as I am now 
resolved to serve thee with body and soul, 

1 will take pains to correct their evil in- 
clinations. I will declare war against my- 
self, renounce my wonted pleasures, my 
delights, my passions, my concupiscence, 
my anger, my pride, my self-love, my own 
will, and. lastly, whatever else may offend 
thee. 



A Prayer for Perseverance. 



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RESERVE, O Lord, for ever in my 
soul, the holy resolutions wherewith 



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thou hast now inspired me, and grant me 
grace faithfully to put them in execution. 
Without thy aid I can do nothing; I 
therefore earnestly crave thy assistance, 
to conquer all the difficulties I may meet 
with in the way of my salvation. Regard 
me w T ith the eyes of mercy ; have com- 
passion on my weakness ; and strengthen 
me daily with thy grace. O glorious Vir- 
gin, unite with me in giving thanks to thy 
beloved Son, who has restored me to his 
grace, and refreshed my soul with the 
banquet of his most precious Body. Offer 
him all the grateful service thou didst him 
in this life, to supply the defects of my 
devotion ; and obtain of him that he de- 
part not from me without leaving a large 
benediction behind him for my soul. 
Holy angels ! ye ministering spirits of God, 
behold the only Son of the eternal Father, 
whom ycu adored at his entrance into the 
world. O become now petitioners in my 
behalf, that I may henceforth serve him 
with the same spirit and truth as you did 
whilst he remained on earth, and with 







328 Devotions for Communion. 

the same cheerfulness as you now do in 
his celestial kingdom. All ye men and 
women, saints of God, behold here within 
my breast your Lord, the origin and re- 
ward of all your virtuous actions, and let 
your prayers accompany mine to the 
throne ; that by his grace I may follow 
your steps in the exact performance of 
every duty, till, abounding in good works, 
I may at length be admitted into your 
society, and possess my Jesus for all 
eternity. 

The Conclusion. 

/GRACIOUSLY hear all my prayers, 
\j O good Jesus, hide me within thy 
wounds, and there protect me from all my 
enemies. let nothing ever separate me 
from thee. Call me to thee at the hour 
of my death, that, with thy saints, I may 
praise thee for ever. And now, Lord 
Jesus, I go from thee for a while, but I 
hope not without thee who art my com- 
fort and the ultimate happiness of my 

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soul. To thy love and protection I re- 
commend myself, as well as my brethren, 
my relatives, my country, my friends, and 
my enemies. Love us, Lord, change 
our hearts, and transform us into thyself. 
May I be wholly employed in thee and 
for thee ; and may thy love be the end of 
all my thoughts, words, and actions, who 
livest and reignest, etc. 

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The following Aspirations may not be unseason- 
able for such as have an opportunity on the day 
of Communion, if said with recollection of spirit 
and attention. 

I. Enlighten the eyes of my soul, O Lord, 
with the rays of divine faith and wisdom, that I 
may ever look on thee as the way, the rule, and 
example of all my thoughts, words, and actions. 

What am I, Lord, or what claim can I have 
on thy bounty, that thou shouldst thus pursue 
me with thy blessing ? Yes, thou hast created 
me for thyself, and mayest thou alone be the 
rest and centre of my soul. 

Good Jesus, my hope and only happiness, I 
here return thee thanks for all thy sufferings, 
and beg that I may ever find a place of refuge 



330 Devotions for Communion. 

in thy sacred wounds against the assaults of all 
my enemies ; imprint the memory of them, I 
beseech thee, so deeply in my heart, that I may 
ever love thee, and in all my sufferings never 
forget what thou hast suffered for me. 

Take from me all self-love, and grant me a 
perfect love of thee, that I may hereafter be 
more devoted to thy service, and suffer nothing 
to prevent me from a faithful discharge of my 
duty. 

that I could ever remember thee, ever 
think of thee, and love thee only ! O that my 
senses were ever shut against vain and sinful 
objects, and my mind freed from all fruitless 
solicitude, that I might ever abide in thee. 
From henceforth, I will, with the utmost dili- 
gence, seek thee, my only good ; my desires 
shall be fixed on thee alone, and all my actions 
shall be directed to thy glory. 

1 resign mvself into thv hands, O God, de- 
siring that thy holy will may be done in and by 
me, both now and for ever. Be thou my in- 
structor, director, and helper on all occasions, 
that I may neither do, speak, think, nor desire 
anvthing but what is according to thy good will 
and pleasure. 

II. Grant thy servant, Lord, understand- 



Prayers after Communion. 331 

ing, that he may learn the way of thy com- 
mandments, and lay aside all interest but that 
of heaven. 

O sweet Jesus, thou fountain of goodness, 
direct my steps in thy paths, and teach me to 
do thy will. Inspire me with courage to take 
up my cross and follow thee. Disengage my 
heart from all unprofitable cares and vain affec- 
tions : and though I dwell among creatures, yet 
may I ever live in thee, and for thee. Grant 
me true fervor of spirit, and enkindle in my 
breast the fire of divine love, that I may find no 
rest but in thee. 

How sweet, O Lord, is thy spirit ! how 
pleasant to my ear are the words of thy mouth ! 
O that I could ever be attentive to them, and 
fulfil thy law ! May I die to the world and ail 
its concupiscences : and let the greatness of thy 
love make all that is earthly appear to me as 
nothing. Protect me against my enemies, and 
in all danger come to my defence : make haste 
to help me, O God, and say to my soul, I am 
thy health and salvation. 

Remember thou art my Father, and have 
compassion on my distressed soul : clothe it 
with all virtues, and feed it with thy grace : for 
it belongs to a father to be careful of his child. 



332 Devotions for Communion. 



As it is in thee, I live, sweet Jesus, so it is in 
thee I desire to die ; and both living and dying 
I will ever profess that thou art good, and that 
thy mercy endureth for ever. 

III. O sweetness of my life, and life of my 
soul, withdraw my heart and thoughts from all 
creatures, that they may find no rest but in 
thee ! 

My God, how long dost thou permit me to 
wander from thee ? When wilt thou consume 
in me all that is corrupt and contrary to thy 
will ? Draw me after thee, I beseech thee, that 
I may walk cheerfully in the way of thy pre- 
cepts. Make me according to thine own heart, 
and let my soul be now thy habitation for ever. 

My soul without thee is dry, like earth with- 
out water ; moisten it, I beseech thee, with the 
dew of Heaven, and grant me thy blessing from 
the land of the living. Wound my heart with 
thy love, that it may relish no earthly objects, 
but entirely depend on thy will. 

Hail, dear Redeemer, whom I now desire to 
adore with the spirit and affection of thy elect ; 
to thy direction I commit all the motions of 
my soul. 

Ah ! when will the day of eternity appear, 
that, liberated from this prison of flesh, I may 



Prayers after Communion. 333 

join with the saints, in thy everlasting praise ? 
O sweet light, inflame my heart with the fire of 
celestial charity, and let its divine flames con- 
sume my bowels. 

IV. O that I could give thee, dear Lord, as 
much praise, glory, and honor as is given thee 
by the angels and blessed spirits in Heaven. 
But as this, in my present state of existence, is 
impossible, accept, at least, my desire and good 
will. Deliver me from everything that is con- 
trary to thy will, and dispose my soul for thy 
greater glory. 

Into thy hands I surrender myself, O my 
Creator, and laying aside all private wishes, de- 
sire to depend on thee, not only as to the whole 
state of my body and soul, but also as to all the 
accidents and events thou mayest please to 
appoint for me, asking nothing more but that 
thy name may be glorified for ever. 

If it be more for thy honor that I should 
suffer interior desolation, I accept it from thy 
hand, convinced that whatever I suffer in my 
soul, for love of thee, is for my good. 

O my God, how little art thou known, how 
little loved ! Come to me, dear Lord ! and if 
thou nowhere else fmdeth rest, infuse thyself 
wholly into my soul. May the fire of thy love, 



334 Devotions foi' Communion. 

O God, ever burn in my heart, and increase to 
such a flame as may consume not only the sac- 
rifice but the altar also. 

Let nothing be my comfort but thou, my 
Lord Jesus, nor anything afflict me but my sins, 
and whatever is displeasing to thy divine Ma- 
jesty. 

O blessed Jesus ! Life eternal ! by whom I 
live, and without whom I die, grant I may be 
united to thee : that in the embraces of thy 
holy love and divine will. I may rest for ever. 

When shall I behold thee, sweet Lord ? 
When shall I appear before thy face ? When 
shall I see thee in the land of the living ? Till 
then I sigh and bewail my banishment, desiring 
to be dissolved, and be with thee. 





DEVOTIONS TO THE SACRED HEART OF 
JESUS. 

Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart 
of Jesus. 

TO thee, O sacred Heart of Jesus ! to 
thee I devote and offer up my life, 
thoughts, words, actions, pains and suffer- 
ings. May the least part of my being be 
no longer employed, save only in loving, 
serving, honoring, and glorifying thee. 
Wherefore, O most sacred Heart ! be thou 
the sole object of my love, the protector 
of my life, the pledge of my salvation, and 
my secure refuge at the hour of my death. 




Devotions to the 



Be thou, O most bountiful Heart, my 
justification at the throne of God, and 
screen me from his anger, which I have 
so justly merited. In thee I place all 
my confidence ; and, convinced as I am 
of my own weakness, I rely entirely on 
thy bounty. Annihilate in me all that 
is displeasing and offensive to thy pure 
eye. Imprint thyself like a divine seal on 
my heart, that I may ever remember my 
obligation, never to be separated from 
thee. May my name also, I beseech thee 
by thy tender bounty, be written in the 
Book of Life ; and may I ever be a vic- 
tim consecrated to thy glory, ever burn- 
ing with the flame of thy pure love, and 
entirely penetrated with it for eternity. 
In this I place all my happiness — this 
is all my desire, to live and die in no 
other condition than that of thy devoted 
servant. Amen. 




Sacred Heart of fesus. 337 

AN INVITATION TO THE DEVOUT SOUL. 
Aspirations. 




MOST sacred Heart of Jesus ! have 
mercy on us, 



O divine Heart, wounded for love of us, 
let us ever be sensible of thy bounty, and 
let thy love ever plead in our favor. 

O Heart of Jesus, burning with love of 
us, inflame our hearts with the love of 
thee. 

Blessed be the most adorable Heart of 
Jesus my God, for ever and ever. 

No love, no heart equals thine, most 
loving Jesus. 

O may thy adorable Heart be for ever 
praised, and all thanks both in time and 
eternity paid to it. 

O adorable Heart of Jesus ! mayest 
thou be known, loved, and adored, through- 
out the whole world. 

O divine Fire, ever burning and never 
ceasing, raise my heart into a flame, that 
I may always love, and never cease from 
loving thee. 2 ,_ Ks of H . 




Devotions to the 



The Reparation of Honor to the Sacred 



To be made on the Feast itself, or at any other 
time, in presence of the Blessed Sacrament. 



MOST amiable and adorable Heart of 



Jesus, centre of all hearts, glowing 
with charity, and inflamed with zeal for 
the interest of thy Father, and the salva- 
tion of mankind ! O Heart, ever sensible 
of our misery, and ever in motion to re- 
dress our evils, the real victim of love in 
the Holy Eucharist, and propitiatory sac- 
rifice for sin on the Altar of the Cross ! 
seeing that the generality of Christians 
make no other return for these thy mer- 
cies than contempt of thy favors, forget- 
fulness of their own obligation, and in- 
gratitude to the best of benefactors, is it 
not just that Ave, thy servants, penetrated 
with the deepest sense of the like indig- 
nities, should enter upon a due and satis- 
factory reparation of honor to thy most 
sacred Majesty ? Prostrate, therefore, in 
body, and humbled in mind, before 
heaven and earth, we solemnly declare 



Heart. 




Sacred Heart of Jestcs. 339 

our utter detestation and abhorrence of 
such conduct. Inexpressible, we know, 
was the bitterness which the multitude of 
our sins brought on thy tender heart ; in- 
sufferable the weight of our iniquities, 
which pressed thy face to the earth in 
the garden of Olives ; and insurmount- 
able thy anguish, when expiring with love, 
grief, and agony on Mount Calvary, in 
thy last breath thou wouldst reclaim sin- 
ners to their duty and repentance. This 
we know, O dear Redeemer ! and would 
most willingly redress these thy suffer- 
ings by our own, or share with thee in 
thine. 

O merciful Jesus, ever present on our 
altars, and with a heart open to receive 
all who labor and are burthened ! O 
adorable Heart of Jesus, source of true 
contrition ! impart to our hearts the true 
spirit of penance, and to our eyes a foun- 
tain of tears, that we may bewail and 
wash off our sins and those of the world. 
Pardon, divine Jesus, all the injuries, re- 
proaches, and outrages done thee, through 



340 



Devotions to the 



the course of thy holy life and bitter pas- 
sion. Pardon all the impieties, and ir- 
reverences, and sacrileges which have 
been committed against thee in the 
Sacrament of the Eucharist, from its first 
institution. Graciously receive the small 
tribute of our sincere repentance, as an 
agreeable offering in thy sight, and in re- 
quital for the benefits we daily receive 
from the altar, where thou art a living and 
continual sacrifice, and in union of that 
bloody holocaust thou didst present to 
thy eternal Father on Mount Calvary from 
the Cross. 

Sweet Jesus! give thy blessing to the 
ardent desire w r e now entertain, and the 
holy resolution w r e have taken of ever 
loving and adoring thee after a proper 
manner in the sacrament of love, the 
Eucharist ; thus to repair by a true con- 
version of heart, and a becoming zeal for 
thy glory, our past negligence and infidel- 
ity. Be thou, O adorable Heart ! w r ho 
knowest the clay of which we are formed, 
be thou our mediator with thy heavenly 



Sacred Heart of yesus. 341 



Father, whom we have so grievously 
offended : strengthen our weakness, con- 
firm our resolution, and, with thy charity, 
humility, meekness, and patience, cover 
the multitude of our iniquities ; be thou 
our support, our refuge, and our strength, 
that nothing henceforth in life or death 
may separate us from thee. Amen. 




34 2 Chaplct of the Sacred Heart. 




THE CHAPLET OF THE SACRED HEART. 
V. O God incline unto my aid. 
R. O Lord make haste to help me. 
Glory be to the Father, etc. 

MY most loving Jesus, my heart leaps 
for joy to think upon Thy loving 
Sacred Heart, all tenderness and sweet- 
ness for sinful man ; and with trust un- 
bounded it never doubts thy ready wel- 
come. Ah me ! my sins ! how many and 
how great ! With Peter and with Magda- 
lene, in tears I bewail and ahbor them, be- 
cause they are an offence to Thee, my 
soul and chief Good. Grant me, O grant 
me pardon for them all. O might I die or 
ever I offend Thee more : this, too, I ask 
Thy Sacred Heart, — to live to love Thee. 

Say one Our Father and five Glory be, 
etc., in honor of the Sacred Heart, then — 
My Jesu's Heart, I Thee adore ; 
O make me love Thee more and more. 



Devotions to the Sacred Heart. 343 

MY Jesu, I bless Thy most humble 
Heart ; and I give thanks to Thee, 
who, in making it my model, not only 
dost urge me with strong pleadings to 
imitate it, but at the cost of so many hu- 
miliations dost Thyself stoop to point me 
out the path, and smooth for me the way 
to follow Thee. Fool and ungrateful that 
I am, how have I wandered far away from 
Thee ! Mercy, my Jesu, mercy ! Away, 
ye hateful pride and love of worldly 
honor; with lowly heart I would follow 
Thee, my Jesus, amidst humiliations and 
the Cross, so to gain peace and salvation. 
Only be Thou at hand to strengthen me, 
and I will ever bless Thy sacred Heart. 
One Our Father, five Glory be, etc., and 
My Jesu's Heart, etc. 

MY Jesu, I marvel at Thy most pa^ 
tient Heart, and I thank Thee for 
all those wondrous examples of unwearied 
patience Thou didst leave me to guide 
me on my way. It grieves me that these 
examples still have to reproach me all in 



344 Cliaplct of the Sacred Heart. 

vain with my extravagant delicacy, shrink- 
ing from the slightest pain. O pour then 
into my poor languid heart, dear Jesu, 
eager and enduring love of suffering and 
the Cross, of mortification and of penance, 
that, following Thee to Calvary, I may 
with Thee attain to glory, and the joys of 
Paradise. One Our Father, five Glory be, 
etc., and My Jesu's Heart, etc. 

y^vEAR Jesu, beside Thy gentlest Heart 



_L/ I set my own ; and shudder to see 
how unlike is mine to Thine, while at a 
shadow, look, or word, to thwart me, I 
fret and grieve. O, then, pardon my ex- 
cesses ; and give me grace, that in every 
contradiction I may follow the example 
of Thy unvaried meekness, and so enjoy 
an everlasting holy peace. Our Father, 
five Glory be, etc., and My Jesu's Heart, 
etc. 

SING praise to Jesu for His most 
generous Heart, the Conqueror of 
death and hell; yet never wilt thou reach 
His due with all Thy praise. Still more 




Devotions to the Sacred Heart. 345 

than ever am I confounded, looking upon 
my coward heart which dreads even a 
rough word or injurious taunt. Courage, 
my soul ! it shall be so with me no more. 
My Jesus, I pray Thee for such strength 
that, on earth fighting and conquering self, 
I may one day rejoice triumphantly with 
Thee in Heaven. Our Father, five Glory 
be, etc., and once My Jesu's Heart, etc. 

MARY, to thee we turn; Mary, to 
thee we consecrate ourselves more 
and yet more, and trusting in thy mo- 
ther's heart we say to thee : By every 
virtue of thy sweetest heart obtain for me, 
great Mother of my God, my Mother 
Mary, a true and lasting devotion to the 
sacred Heart of Jesus, thy well-beloved 
Son, that, bound up in every thought and 
affection in union with that Heart of His, 
I may fulfill each duty of my state, with 
ready heart serving my Jesus, evermore; 
but specially this day. 

V. Heart of Jesus, burning with love of us, 
~R. Inflame our hearts with love of Thee. 



346 Devotions to the Sacred Heart. 

Let us pray. 

LORD, we beseech Thee, let Thy holy 
Spirit kindle in our hearts that fire 
of charity which our Lord Jesus Christ, 
Thy Son, sent forth from His inmost 
Heart upon this earth, and willed that it 
should burn exceedingly. Who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee in the unity of 
the same holy Spirit, God for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

* PRAYER TO THE ETERNAL WORD. 
The Word was made flesh and dwelt amongst us.-S. John. 

ETERNAL Word made man for love 
of us, humbly prostrate at Thy 
feet we adore Thee with our soul's deep- 
est veneration ; and to repair our ingrati- 
tude towards this great boon of Thy 
incarnation, we join our poor hearts with 
the hearts of all who love Thee, offering 
Thee with them our humble prayer of 
thanksgiving and praise. Pierced with 
the thought of the exceeding great hu- 



Devotions to the Sacred Heart. 347 

mility, goodness, and tenderness which 
we behold in Thy divine Heart, we pray 
Thee of Thy grace, that in our lives, we, 
too, may be Thy followers in the prac- 
tice of these virtues, to Thee so dear. 
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be, etc. 

He was crucified also for us, suffered 
under Pontius Pilate, and was buried. 

JESU, loving Saviour, humbly prostrate 
at Thy feet we adore Thee with our 
soul's deepest veneration, and to give 
Thee proof of our real sorrow for our 
hardness of heart towards Thee, in all 
those outrages and woes which Thy loving 
Heart made Thee suffer for our salvation 
in Thy sad Passion and most bitter 
Death, we here unite ourselves with the 
hearts of all who love Thee, and with 
them we give Thee thanks with our whole 
soul. We marvel at the boundless pa- 
tience and the generosity of Thy sacred 
Heart ; and we pray Thee fill our poor 
hearts with the spirit of true Christian 



348 Devotions to the Sacred Heart. 

penance, that thereby we may courage- 
ously embrace all suffering, and make 
Thy Cross our greatest comfort and our 
glory. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be, 
etc. 

Thou didst give them bread from Heaven to 
eat, 

In whose taste was every heavenly sweetness. 

JESU, burning with love for us, hum- 
bly prostrate at Thy feet we adore 
Thee with our soul's deepest veneration ; 
and in reparation for the outrages which 
Thy sacred Heart daily receives in the 
most holy Sacrament of the altar, we 
unite ourselves with the hearts of all 
those who love Thee, and give Thee ten- 
derest thanks. We love, too, in that 
sacred Heart of Thine, the incomprehen- 
sible fire of Thy love of Thy eternal Fa- 
ther; and we pray Thee inflame our poor 
hearts with burning charity towards Thee 
and towards our neighbors. Our Father, 
Hail Mary, Glory be, etc. 



Devotions to the Sacred Heart. 349 

LASTLY, most loving Jesu, we pray 
Thee, by the sweetness of Thy 
sacred Heart, convert the sinner, console 
the sufferer, help the dying, succor the 
souls in purgatory. Make our hearts one 
with Thine in the bonds of true peace 
and charity, deliver us from death sudden 
and unforeseen, and grant us death holy 
and peaceful. Amen. 

V. Heart of Jesus, burning with the 
love of us, 



R. Set our hearts on fire with love of 
Thee. 



RANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty 



V_T God, that we who glory in the 
most sacred Heart of Thy well-beloved 
Son, and renew in our minds the remem- 
brance of the great benefits of His heav- 
enly charity towards us, may feel* the 
delight of those same benefits by their 
operation and fruit within our souls. 
Through the same Christ our Lord. 



Let us pray. 




35o Devotions to the Sacred Heart. 

SACRED Heart of my Jesus! I adore 
Thee with the three powers of my 
soul ; I consecrate to Thee my thoughts, 
my words, my works, myself. I purpose 
to give Thee like acts of adoration, love, 
and glory, to those Thou givest Thine 
eternal Father. Be Thou, I beseech 
Thee, the reparation of my transgressions, 
the protection of my life, my refuge and 
asylum in the hour of my death. By Thy 
sighs, and by that sea of bitterness in 
which wast drowned for me throughout 
Thy whole mortal life, grant me, O grant 
me true contrition for my sins, contempt 
of earthly things, burning desire of eternal 
glory, trust in Thy boundless merits, final 
perseverance in Thy grace. 

HEART of Jesus, all love! I offer 
Thee these humble prayers for 
myself and for all who unite with me in 
spirit to adore Thee ; vouchsafe of Thy 
great goodness to hear and answer them, 
chiefly for that one of us who first shall 
close his mortal life. Sweet Heart of 



Devotions to the Sacred Heart. 35 1 

Jesus, pour into his heart in his death- 
agony Thine inward consolations ; take 
him within Thy sacred wounds ; cleanse 
him from all stains in that Furnace of 
Love that so Thou mayest soon open to 
him the gate of Thine eternal glory, there 
to intercede with Thee for all those who 
tarry yet in this their land of exile. 

HOLIEST Heart of my most loving 
Jesu ! I purpose to renew and offer 
Thee these acts of adoration and these 
prayers for myself the wretched sinner, and 
for all who are associated with me in ado- 
ration of Thee, every moment that I live, 
down to the last moment of my life. I 
recommend to Thee, my Jesus, the holy 
Church, Thy well-beloved Spouse, my 
own true Mother, the souls who are satis- 
fying Thy justice, the sinner, the sorrow- 
ful, the dying, all men on the whole face 
of the earth ; let not thy Blood be shed 
in vain for them ; and vouchsafe lastly to 
apply it to the relief of the souls in pur- 
gatory, andabove all to those who in life 
were wont devoutly to adore Thee. 



352 Devotions to the Sacred Heart. 



-LVx amongst the hearts of all God's 
creatures art at once purest, most in- 
flamed with love for Jesus, and most 
pitiful towards us poor sinners, gain for 
us from the Heart of Jesus our Redeemer 
all the graces which we ask thee. Mo- 
ther of mercies, one throb, a single beat 
of thy burning heart offered by thee to 
the Heart of Jesus has power to console 
us to the full. Grant us, then, this favor ; 
and then the Heart of Jesus, full of that 
filial love He had for thee, and will ever 
have, will not fail to hear and answer our 
request. Amen. 




loving heart of Mary, who 





FIFTEEN MEDITATIONS 

ON THE PASSION OF 

OUR SAJI0UR JESUS CHRIST. 



OGOOD and gracious Jesus! who 
being most high in the glory of thy 
Father, and equal to his divine essence, 
didst vouchsafe of thy infinite charity to 
be made man, to be born in a stable, to 
be laid in a manger, to be circumcised, 
and to fly into Egypt ; afterwards to be 
baptized, to be tempted, to fast, to watch, 
to teach the ignorant, and to heal the dis- 
eased; in thy whole life to suffer continual 

23— K. of H. 



Meditations on the Passion. 



afflictions and persecutions ; and at length 
voluntarily to suffer death upon the cross, 
— and all this for me, and such wretched 
creatures as myself. 

GOOD and gracious Jesus! who, 



W having eaten the paschal lamb with 
thy dearly beloved disciples, didst arise 
from supper, gird thyself with a towel, 
pour water into a basin, and on bended 
knees didst humbly wash the feet of thy 
disciples, and wipe them with thy own 
hands. 

OGOOD and gracious Jesus ! who, 
when the time of thy death ap- 
proached, didst bequeath a most excellent 
legacy to thy children, leaving us thy most 
sacred Body to be our meat, and thy most 
precious Blood to be our drink : no wit can 
reach, nor understanding penetrate the 
bottomless depth of this thy charity. 



OGOOD and gracious Lord ! who en- 
tering into the garden of Olives, 
began to fear and to be heavy; where- 





Meditations on the Passion. 300 

upon thou saidst to thy disciples, My soul 
is sorrowful even unto death, and then 
leaving them, kneeledst upon the ground, 
and falling flat on thy face, prayedst to 
thy Father, If it be possible, let this chal- 
ice pass from me. And yet, with perfect 
submission, wholly resignedst thyself to 
him, saying, Father, not my will but 
thine be done ; and at length, through 
most painful agony, thy afflicted and faint- 
ing body sweated drops of blood. 

OGOOD and gracious Jesus ! who, in- 
flamed with an ineffable desire to 
redeem me, didst go to meet thine ene- 
mies, and sufferedst Judas the traitor to 
kiss thee, and thyself to be taken and 
bound with cords, and as a malefactor 
disgracefully led by the basest of the peo- 
ple to Annas, where with admirable meek- 
ness thou receivedst a cruel stroke on thy 
face, most unjustly given thee by a vile 
wretch and slave. 

OGOOD and gracious Jesus ! who wast 
led fast bound, like a notorious 



^56 Meditations on the Passion. 

malefactor, from Annas, to the house of 
Caiphas, the High Priest, where the Jews 
most unjustly accused thee, and with bar- 
barous insolence spat upon thy meek and 
amiable face, buffeting thy cheeks and 
blindfolding thine eyes, scornfully mock- 
ing, and maliciously affronting thee with 
injuries all that night. 

OGOOD and gracious Jesus ! who in 
the morning wast brought to the 
presence of Pilate, and with a most sweet 
and humble countenance, casting thine 
eyes down, stoodst before him in the judg- 
ment-hall; and when thou wast most 
falsely calumniated by the Jews, and many 
insults and provocations given thee, thou 
meekly heldst thy peace, and patiently 
sufferedst their unjust proceedings. 

OGOOD and gracious Jesus, who wast 
sent from Pilate to Herod ; he out 
of vain curiosity coveting to see some mir- 
acle at thy hand, demanded many things 
of thee, and the Jews continuing their per- 
verseness against thee ; but to all these thy 



Meditations on the Passion. 357 

meekness replied not a word : wherefore 
Herod and all his court despised thee, and 
putting on thee a white garment in scorn 
and derision, sent thee thus back again to 
Pilate. O unspeakable humility and obe- 
dience to the will of thine enemies ! thou 
wentst forth and returnedst again, and 
wast led up and down from place to place 
without gainsaying, but suffering them to 
do whatever they would. 

OGOOD and gracious Jesus ! who in 
the judgment-hall wast stripped 
naked, and without any compassion, most 
cruelly scourged. There was thy blessed 
virginal and tender flesh cut with whips 
and torn with stripes, altogether mangled 
and deformed, and made black and blue 
with wounds ; so that the streams of thy 
most precious blood ran down on every 
side upon the earth. 

OGOOD and gracious Jesus ! after 
thy sharp and bloody scourging, to 
put thee to more shame and confusion, as 
also to increase thy torments, they cloth- 



358 Meditations on the Passion. 

ed thee with an old purple garment, and 
plaiting a crown of thorns, pressed it on 
thy holy head, till the sharp points pierced 
thy temples, and thy most precious blood 
ran down and covered thy face and neck ; 
they gave thee in derision a reed for thy 
sceptre, and kneeling down before thee in 
scorn, saluted thee, saying, Hail, King of 
the Jews ! then took they the reed out of 
thy hand, and with it struck thy sacred 
head, and again spat upon thy sacred 
face. 

(~\ GOOD and gracious Jesus! who 



V^/ wast brought forth from Pilate to 
the Jews to be gazed on, wearing the 
crown of thorns and purple garment, Pi- 
late showing thee to the people, and say- 
ing, Behold the man ! but they cried out, 
with a loud voice and insatiable malice, 
Crucify him, crucify him! 

OGOOD and gracious Jesus ! thou 
wast delivered up to the will and 
pleasure of the Jew r s, who immediately 
led thee to be crucified, laying thy heavy 




Meditations on the Passion. 359 

cross upon thy sore and bloody shoulders ; 
thus didst thou humbly bear thine own 
cross, whose weight pained thee excessive- 
ly, and coming to the place all weary and 
breathless, thou refusedst not to taste 
wine mingled with gall and myrrh, which 
was the only relief there given thee. 

(^\ GOOD and gracious Jesus ! being 



' come to Mount Calvary, thou wast 
again stripped naked, when thy wounds 
were renewed by the violent pulling off 
of thy clothes. What bitter pains didst 
thou suffer, when thou wast fastened to 
the cross with rough nails, and the joints 
of thy limbs stretched as on a rack ! O 
with what love and sweetness of charity 
didst thou suffer thy hands and feet to be 
bored through, whence, as from a foun- 
tain, thy precious blood gushed out. 

f~\ GOOD and gracious Jesus ! who, 



' hanging on the cross between two 
thieves, wast assailed with blasphemies, 
and after so long a continuance of thy 
tortures, prayedst to thy Father to forgive 





360 Meditations on the Passion. 

them, and even when their fury was at the 
highest, didst exercise the greatest boun- 
ty, promising Paradise to the repenting 
thief, and bequeathing thy dearly-beloved 
Mother (who pierced with sorrow stood by 
the cross) to thy beloved disciple John, 
and in him to us all, to be our mother ; 
and after thou hadst suffered for three 
long hours intolerable pains and extreme 
thirst, they gave thee vinegar to drink, 
which when thou hadst tasted, bowing 
down thy venerable head, thou yieldedst 
up thy spirit. 

OGOOD and gracious Jesus! O Good 
Shepherd ! thus thou bestowedst 
thy life for thy sheep, and even after death 
still thou wouldst suffer for us, the sacred 
side of thy dead body being opened with 
a spear, out of which flowed water and 
blood. Thus at last ended all thy suffer- 
ings ; and thy enemies having slaked 
their thirst for thy blood, and being gone 
away, thy disciples came and took thy im- 
maculate body down from the cross, re- 



Meditations on the Passion. 361 

posed it on the knees of thy blessed 
Mother, and after all imaginable expres- 
sions of piety, reverence, and love, 
wrapped it up in linen, and laid it in a 
sepulchre. 

The Prayer. 

OMILD and innocent Lamb of God, 
thus heartily thou didst love me, 
these things thou didst for me, these pains 
most patiently and lovingly thou suffer- 
edst for me. What shall I render unto 
thee? I adore and glorify thee, I praise 
thee and give thee thanks, with all the 
powers of my soul. Jesus, Son of the 
living God, King of kings, and Lord of 
lords* Hail, most glorious Redeemer of 
our souls, whose death quickens and gives 
life to the world. 

O blessed Saviour, have mercy on me, 
for thy goodness' sake ; forgive me all my 
sins, destroy and mortify in me whatever 
displeaseth thee. Make me one according 
to thy heart, and grant that to the utmost 
of my power I may most diligently imi- 



362 Meditations on the Passion. 

tate thy holy life. O blessed Father of 
heaven ! behold I offer the most holy in- 
carnation, life, and passion of thy dearly- 
beloved Son Jesus Christ, in full satisfaction 
for all my sins, and perfect amendment of 
my life. Grant, most merciful Father, for 
the merits of thy only-begotten*' Son, to 
the living, mercy and grace, and to the 
souls departed, rest and life everlasting. 
Amen. 

LOOSEN, O Lord, we pray thee, in 
thy pity, the bonds of our sins, and 
by the intercession of the blessed Mary, ever 
Virgin Mother of God, the blessed Apostles 
Peter and Paul, and all saints, keep us 
thy servants and our abodes in all holi- 
ness ; cleanse us, our relations, kinsfolk, 
and acquaintances, from all stain of sin; 
adorn us with all virtue ; grant to us peace 
and health ; drive far off all our enemies 
visible and invisible ; bridle our appetites ; 
grant us healthful seasons , show forth thy 
love towards our friends and our enemies; 
guard thy holy city ; preserve our Sove- 



Meditations on the Passion. 363 



reign Pontiff Pius IX., and defend all our 
prelates, princes, and all thy Christian 
people, from all adversity. Let thy bless- 
ing be ever upon us, and grant to all the 
faithful departed eternal rest. Through 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 




crucifixion. 



3^4 Devout Prayers. 




An Universal Prayer ; 
For all things necessary to Salvation. 

OMY God, I believe in thee, do thou 
strengthen my faith. All my hopes 
are in thee, do thou secure them. I love 
thee with my whole heart, teach me to 
love thee daily more and more. I am 
sorry that I have offended thee : do thou 
increase my sorrow. 

I adore thee as my first beginning. I 
aspire after thee as my last end. I give 
thee thanks as my constant Benefactor : 
I call upon thee as my sovereign Protec- 
tor. 



Devoid Prayers. 360 



Vouchsafe, O my God, to conduct me 
by thy wisdom, to restrain me by thy jus- 
tice, to comfort me by thy mercy, to de- 
fend me by thy power. 

To thee I desire to consecrate all my 
thoughts, words, actions, and sufferings ; 
that henceforward I may think of thee ; 
speak of thee, willingly refer all my actions 
to thy greater glory, and suffer willingly 
whatever thou shalt appoint. 

Lord, I desire that in all things thy will 
may be done, because it is thy will, and ia 
the manner thou wiliest. 

I beg of thee to enlighten my under- 
standing, to inflame my will, to purify my 
body, and to sanctify my soul. 

Give me strength, O my God, to expiate 
my offences, to overcome my temptations, 
to subdue my passions, and to acquire the 
virtues proper for my state. 

Fill my heart with a tender affection for 
thy goodness, a hatred for my faults, a 
love for my neighbor, and a contempt cf 
the world. 

Let me always remember to be submis- 



366 Devout Prayers. 

sive to my superiors, condescending to my 
inferiors, faithful to my friends, and char- 
itable to my enemiese 

Assist me to overcome sensuality by 
mortification, avarice by almsdeeds, anger 
by meekness, and tepidity by devotion. 

O my God, make me prudent in my 
undertakings, courageous in dangers, pa- 
tient in afflictions, and humble in pros- 
perity. 

Grant that I may be ever attentive at 
my prayers, temperate at my meals, dili- 
gent in my employments, and constant in 
my good resolutions. 

Let my conscience be ever upright and 
pure, my exterior modest, my conversation 
edifying, and my comportment regular. 

Assist me that I may continually labor 
to overcome nature, to correspond with 
thy grace, to keep thy commandments, 
and to work out my salvation. 

Discover to me, O my God, the nothing- 
ness of this world, the greatness of Heaven, 
the shortness of time, and the length of 
eternity. 



Devout Prayers. 367 

Grant that I may prepare for death, that • 
I may fear thy judgments, that I may es- 
cape Hell, and in the end obtain Heaven, 
through the merits of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 




INSTRUCTIONS AND 

DEVOTIOXS FOR THE SICK. 



1. IF attacked by any serious illness, let it be 
your first care to send for your spiritual director, 
and settle the state of your soul, which is much 
better done at the beginning than afterwards, 
when the violence of the disorder, or the quality 
of the remedies may render you incapable of 
performing so great a work. Sickness is fre- 
quently the punishment of sin, and, therefore, 
a sincere repentance and confession are often a 
more effectual means of recovery than any 
other. 

2. If your will be not already made, as in 
prudence it ought let this also be done in the 



Devotions for the Sick. 369 

beginning of your sickness, that so having 
settled your temporal concerns, you may apply 
your soul without disturbance to your spiritual 
ones. 

3. Engage your best friends to give you 
timely notice whether your distemper be dan- 
gerous, and not to natter you with the hopes of 
life when there are little or no grounds for hope. 
Make the best use possible of that time, which 
perhaps is to be your last. Admit but of few 
visits, nor of any other discourse than such as 
may be for the profit of your soul. 

4. Be careful also to discharge your debts, 
and all other obligations incumbent upon you, 
at the beginning of your sickness ; forgive those 
who have anyways injured you, and ask pardon 
of those whom you have injured. 

5. Receive your sickness as coming from the 
hands of God, with a perfect resignation to his 
holy will, and as a just punishment of your 
offences. Frequently offer yourself up to him, 
and beg that he would grant you patience, sanc- 
tify your sufferings, and accept of them in union 
with those of Jesus Christ your Saviour, in satis- 
faction of the punishment due to your sins. 

6. Procure some friend to read to you such 
prayers as are most affecting and proper for 

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3/o Devotions for the Sick. 

vour condition, such as the Penitential Psalms, 
the Litanies, Acts of the Love of God, of 
patience, resignation, etc. 

7. Place a crucifix, or figure of Christ cruci- 
fied always before your eyes, in order to think 
often upon his passion ; hide yourself in spirit 
in his wounds, and embrace his feet with the 
utmost affection of your soul. 

8. Endeavor, as much as possible, to acquire 
a penitential spirit during your sickness ; call 
often upon God for mercy, and make frequent 
acts of contrition for your sins. St. Augustine 
used to say. that no Christian, however inno- 
cent his life might have been, ought to venture 
to die in any other state than that of a penitent. 

A Daily Prayer in time of Sickness. 

LORD Jesus Christ, behold, I receive 
this sickness with which thou art 
pleased to visit me, as coming from thy 
fatherly hand. It is thy will it should be 
thus with me, and therefore I submit : 
" Thy will be done on earth as it is in 
Heaven." May this sickness be to the 
honor of thy holy name, and to the good 
of my soul. For this end, I here offer 



Devotions for the Sick. 371 

myself with an entire submission to thy 
appointments ; to suffer whatever thou 
pleasest, as long, and in what manner 
thou pleasest. For I, thy creature, O 
Lord, have most ungratefully offended 
thee ; and as my sins have long since 
cried aloud to Heaven for justice, how 
can I now complain of thy chastisements ? 
No, my God, thou art just in all thy ways ; 
I have truly deserved thy punishment, 
and therefore can have no reason to com- 
plain of thee, but rather of my own wick- 
edness. 

" Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy fury, 
nor chastise me in thy wrath ; " but have 
compassion on my weakness. Thou 
knowest my frailty, and that I am nothing 
but dust and ashes. Deal not with me, 
therefore, according to my sins, nor punish 
me according to my iniquities : but ac- 
cording to the multitude of thy tender 
mercies have compassion on me. May 
thy justice, O Lord, be tempered with 
mercy; and let thy heavenly grace come 
to my assistance, to support me under 



j7 2 Devotions for the Sick. 

this illness. Enable me with strength 
from above to bear all the uneasiness, 
pains, and difficulties of my sickness with 
Christian patience, and to accept them 
with cheerfulness, in just punishment of 
my offences. Preserve me from all temp- 
tations, and be thou to me a tower of 
strength against the assaults of the enemy, 
that in this illness I may no ways offend 
thee. And should it be my last, I beg of 
thee so to direct me by thy grace, that I 
may neither neglect nor be deprived of 
those helps which thou hast, in thy mercy, 
ordained for the safe conduct of my soul 
in its passage to eternity ; that being per- 
fectly cleansed from all my sins, I may 
believe in thee, hope in thee, love thee 
above all things, and, through the merits 



of thy death and passion, be admitted 
into the company of the blessed, where I 
may praise thee for ever. Amen. 








Devotions for the Sick. 373 

ACTS OF THE MOST NECESSARY VIRTUES, 

To be made in Time of Sickness. 

T ORD, I accept this sickness from thy 

J 4 hands, and resign myself entirely to thy 

blessed will, whether it be for life or death. 
Not my will, but thine be done ; thy will be 
done on earth as it is in Heaven. 

I offer up to thee, Lord, all that I now 
suffer, or may hereafter suffer, to be united to 
the sufferings of my Redeemer, and sanctified 
by his passion. 

I adore thee, my God, and my all, as my 
first beginning and last end ; and, bowing down 
all the powers of my soul in thy presence, de- 
sire to pay thee the best homage I am able. 

I desire to praise thee, Lord, without ceas- 
ing, in sickness as well as in health ; and to 
join my heart and voice with the whole Church 
in Heaven and on earth, in blessing thee for ever. 

I give thee thanks from the bottom of my 
heart for all the mercies and blessings bestowed 
upon me and thy whole Church, through 
Jesus Christ' thy Son ; and, above all, for his 
having loved me from all eternity, and redeem- 





374 Devotions for the Sick. 

ed me with his precious Blood. O let not that 
Blood be shed for me in vain ! 

Lord, I believe all those heavenly truths 
which thou hast revealed, and which thy holy 
Catholic Church believes and teaches ; thou art 
the sovereign Truth, who neither canst deceive 
nor be deceived ; and thou hast promised the 
Spirit of Truth to guide thy Church into all 
truth. " I believe in God, the Father Almighty/' 
etc. In this faith I resolve, through thy grace, 
both to live and die. O Lord, strengthen and 
increase my faith. 

O my God, all my hopes are centered in 
thee, from whom I hope for mercy, grace, and 
salvation, through the passion and death of my 
blessed Redeemer. In thee, O Lord, have I 
put my trust : O let me never be confounded. 

sweet Jesus, receive me into thy arms in 
this day of my distress ; hide me within thy 
wounds, bathe my soul in thy precious Blood. 

1 love thee. O my God, with my whole heart 
and soul, above all things : at least, I desire so 
to love thee. O come now, and take full 
possession of my soul, and teach me to love 
thee for ever. 

I desire to be dissolved, and to be with 
Christ. 



Devotions for the Sick. 

When, Lord, will thy kingdom come ? 
when wilt thou perfectly reign in all hearts ? 
when shall sin be no more ? 

I desire to embrace even* neighbor in the 
arms of perfect charity, for the love of thee. I 
forgive, from my heart, ail that have anyways 
offended or injured me, and ask pardon of all 
whom I have anyways offended. 

Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy 
great mercy ; and. according to the multitude 
of thy tender mercies, blot out my iniquities. 

O who will give water to my head, and 
fountains of tears to my eyes, that night and 
day I may bewail all my sins ! 

that I had never offended so good a God ! 
O that I had never sinned ! Happy those souls 
that have preserved their baptismal innocence. 

Lord, be merciful to me a sinner : sweet Jesus, 
Son of the living God, have mercy on me. 

1 recommend my soul to God my Creator, 
who made me out of nothing : to Jesus Christ 
my Saviour, who redeemed me with his precious 
Blood ; to the Holy Ghost, who sanctified me 
in baptism. Into thy hands. O Lord. I com- 
mend my spirit. 

I renounce from this moment, and for all 
eternitv, the devil and all his works, and abhor 



376 Devotions for the Sick. 

all his suggestions and temptations. Suffer not 
this mortal enemy of my soul, O Lord, to have 
any dominion over me, either now, or at my 
last hour. O let thy holy angels defend me 
from all the powers of darkness. 

O Holy Mary, [Mother of God, pray for me 
a poor sinner, now and at the hour of my death. 

all ye blessed angels and saints of God, pray 
for me a poor sinner. 

It may also be proper to read some part of the 
Meditations on the Passion of Christ, the 
Miserere, or other Penitential Psalms, devout 
Acts of Contrition, etc., but not too much at a 
time, lest it might fatigue the sick person. 

A DAILY PREPARATION FOR DEATH. 

1. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is 
ready ; not my will, but thine be done. I resign 
myself entirely to thee, O Lord, to receive death 
at the time and in the manner it shall please 
thee to send it. 

2. I most humbly ask pardon for all the sins 

1 have committed against thy sovereign good- 
ness, and repent of them all from the bottom 
of my heart. 

3. I firmly believe whatsoever the Holy 



Devotions for the Sick. 377 

Catholic Church believes and teaches ; and by 
thy grace I will die in this belief. 

4. I hope to possess eternal life through thy 
infinite mercy, and the merits of my Saviour, 
Jesus Christ. 

5. O my God, my sovereign good, I desire 
to love thee above all things, and to despise this 
miserable world. I desire to love my neighbor 
as myself, for the love of thee, and from my 
heart to forgive all injuries. 

6. O my divine Jesus, how great is my desire 
to receive thy sacred Body ! O come now into 
my soul, at least by spiritual communion. O 
grant that I may worthily receive thee before 
my death. I desire to unite my communion to 
all the worthy communions which shall be 
made in thy holy Church, even to the end of 
the world. 

7. Grant me the grace, O my divine Saviour, 
perfectly to efface all the sins I have committed 
by any of my senses, by applying daily to my 
soul thy blessed merits, the holy unction of thy 
Precious Blood. 

8. Holy Virgin, Mother of God, defend me 
from thy enemies in my last hour, and present 
me to thy divine Son. Glorious St. Michael, 
prince of the heavenly host ; my angel guardian, 



3/8 Devotions for the Sick. 

and blessed patrons, intercede for me, and assist 
me in this my last and dreadful passage. 

9. my God, I renounce all temptations of 
the enemy, and in general whatsoever may dis- 
please thee. I adore and accept thy divine 
appointments with regard to my soul, and en- 
tirely abandon myself to them as most just and 
equitable. 

10. O Jesus, my divine Redeemer, be to me 
a Saviour. Save me, O my God, hiding myself 
with an humble confidence in thy dear wounds. 
I deliver my soul into thy divine hands ; receive 
it into the bosom of thy divine mercy. Amen. 




PRAYERS FOR A HAPPY DEATH. 



[An Indulgence of 100 days, once a day ; and when 
recited daily, a Plenary Indulgence on the feasts 
of the Holy Cross, May 3 and September 14, 
on Maunday Thursday and Good Friday.] 

1. HEAR us, O God of our salvation, 
and issue not the decree for the comple- 
tion of our days before thou forgivest us 
our sins ; and because penance avails not 
in hell, and there is no room for amend- 
ment in the pit, therefore do we humbly 
pray and beseech thee here on earth, that 
giving us time to pray for pardon, thou 
wouldst give us also forgiveness of our 
sins. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 

2. Take away, merciful Lord, all errors 
from thy faithful people, avert from them 
the sudden destruction of the wasting 
pestilence ; that those whose wanderings 



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Prayers for a 



thou dost justly chastise, thou wouldst 
vouchsafe in thy tender pity to prosper 
when corrected. Through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Ant ip lion. 

3. Sin no longer, O my soul; think upon 
the sudden change from sin to endless woe. 
There, in hell, penance is not accepted, 
and. tears profit not. Turn, then, whilst 
thou hast time ; cry out and say, Have 
mercy upon me, O my God. 

Antiplwn. 

4. In the midst of life we are in death ; 
whom, then, O Lord, shall we seek to be 
our helper save thee, O Lord, although 
thou art indeed angry with us because of 
our sins ? O holy God, holy and strong, 
holy and merciful Saviour, deliver us not 
over to a bitter death. 

5. V. Lest, overtaken by the day of 
death, we seek time for penance, and be 
not able to find it : 



Happy Death. 381 

R* Hearken, O Lord, and have mercy 
on us ; for we have sinned against thee. 

6. We beseech thee, Almighty God, re- 
ceive in thy fatherly pity thy people flying 
to thee from thine anger ; that they who 
fear to be chastised by the rod of thy Ma- 
jesty in the suddenness of death, may be 
made worthy to rejoice in thy gracious 
pardon. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

7. We beseech thee, Almighty God, 
graciously incline thine ear to the assem- 
bly of thy Church, and let thy mercy pre- 
vent thine anger in our behalf ; for if thou 
shouldest mark iniquities, there shall no 
creature be able to stand before thee : but 
in that marvellous charity, through which 
thou didst create us, pardon us sinners, 
and destroy not the work of thine own 
hands by sudden death. Through our 
Lord Jesus Christ. 

8. Hear our prayers, O Lord, and enter 
not into judgment with thy servants ; be- 



Prayers for a 



cause although we well know that justice 
is not in us, yet do we acknowledge no 
other fount of mercy whereby we may be 
washed from our sins, delivered from our 
infirmities, and especially from sudden 
death, but only thou, O God. Through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

9. O God, in whose sight every heart 
trembles and every conscience is awed ; 
show forth thy mercy upon us thy sup- 
pliants, that we, who trust not in the ex- 
cellence of our own merit, may never 
know thy judgments in the suddenness of 
our death, but may receive thy pardon. 
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, 



JLVX agony and bloody sweat, and by 
thy death, deliver me, I beseech thee, 
from sudden unprepared death. O most 
gentle Lord Jesus, by thy cruel and igno- 
minious scourging and crowning with 
thorns, by thy Cross and bitter Passion, 
and by thine own great goodness, I hum- 




Prayer. 

merciful Lord Jesus, by thy 



Happy Death, 



333 



bly pray thee, let me not die unprepared, 
and pass from this life without the Holy 
Sacraments. Jesus, my best beloved, my 
Lord ! by all thy travails and all thy sor- 
rows, by thy precious Blood and by thy 
most holy Wounds, and by those last 
words spoken on the Cross by thee — 
" My God, my God, why hast thou for- 
saken me?" — and again, " Father, into 
thy hands I commend my spirit," — most 
ardently I pray thee, free me from sudden 
death. Thy hands, O my Redeemer, have 
wholly made and formed me ; ah, suffer 
not death to take me unawares ; give me, 
I beseech thee, time for penance ; vouch- 
safe me a happy passage in thy grace, 
that I may love thee with my whole heart, 
and praise and bless thee for ever and for 
ever. Amen. 

Then say five Our Fathers and five Hail Marys in 
memory of the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
and three Hail Marys to the Blessed Virgin 
Mother of Sorrows. 




THE LITANY FOR THE SICK, 

AND PREPARATION FOR DEATH. 



LORD, have mercy upon him [her or 
me]. 

Christ, have mercy upon him, etc. 

Lord, have mercy upon him, etc. 

O God, the Father, Creator of the world, 

Have mercy tip on him, etc. 
O God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, 

Have mercy upon htm, etc. 
O God, the Holy Ghost, Perfector of the 

Elect, Have mercy upon him, etc. 
O Blessed Trinity, three Persons and one 

God, Have mercy upon him, etc. 



Litany for the Sick. 386 



Holy Mother of God, 

All ye holy Angels and Archangels, 

All ye blessed company of the Just, 

All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets, 

All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists, !• 

All ye holy Disciples of our Lord, 

All ye holy Martyrs, 

All ye holy Bishops and Confessors. 

All ye holy Virgins and Widows, 

All ye holy Saints of God, Make interces- 
sion for him [her or me]. 

Have mercy, O Lord ! and spare him, etc. 

Have mercy, O Lord ! and hear him y etc. 

From all his sins and offences, and the 1 
punishment due to them, 

From all temptations, and the snares 
of the devil, 

From all impatience, and repining at 
thy just chastisements, 

From dejection of spirit, and diffi- 
dence in thy mercies, 

From all undue fears of death, and 
all immoderate desires of life, 

From distraction of mind, and neglect 
of his preparation for eternity, 

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386 Litany for the Sick. 

By thy Cross and Passion, 
By thy Death and Burial, 
By thy glorious Resurrection and 

Ascension, 
By the grace of the Holy Ghost, the 

Comforter, 
Tn the hour of death and in the day 

of judgment, 
We, sinners, Beseech thee to hear 21s. 

That it would please thee to comfort 
him in his sorrows, and enable him to 
look beyond death to the blessed state it 
leads to, We beseech thee hear us. 

That it w r ould please thee to remind 
him of all thy mercies, and by them en- 
courage him to a sure confidence in thee, 
We beseech thee, etc. 

That thou w r ouldst vouchsafe him the 
grace to order all his temporal affairs with 
prudence, justice, and charity; and with a 
free and quiet mind wholly to attend to 
"dispose himself for Heaven, We beseech 
thee, etc. 

That thou wouldst sanctify this thy fa- 
therly correction of him ; that the sense of 



Litany for the Sick. 387 

his weakness may add strength to his 
faith, and seriousness to his repentance, 
We beseech thee, etc. 

That thou wouldst vouchsafe him the 
grace to confess sincerely ; to repent of all 
his sins, and grant him perfect, remission 
and forgiveness of them, We beseech thee, etc. 

That thou wouldst vouchsafe him the 
grace heartily to forgive all those that 
have offended him, and to satisfy, to the 
utmost of his power, whoever hath suffer- 
ed the least prejudice by him, We beseech 
thee, etc. 

That being thus reconciled to thee, and 
to all the world, he may, with assured hope 
and steadfast faith, receive the sacrament 
of thy blessed Body; and may the strength 
of that heavenly food cheer his fainting 
spirits, and carry him on with joy, in thy 
favor, to the end, We beseech thee, etc. 

That a patient submission under the 
pains of his sickness may expiate the pun- 
ishment due to his sins, diminish his love 
of this world, and increase his desire of 
the next, We beseech thee, etc. 



3SS 



Litany for the Sick. 



That in whatever thy providence hath 
ordained concerning him, he may readily 
acquiesce, and both in life and death be 
always thine, We beseech tlicc, etc. 

Son of God, We beseech thee, hear us. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 
of the world, Spare us, O Lord. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 
of the world. Hear us, O Lord. 

Lamb of God. who takest away the 
sins of the world, Have mercy on us. 

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have 
mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. 
Our Father, etc. 

O Lord, hear my prayer. And let my 
cry come unto thee. 



Let us pray. 
LMIGHTY and eternal God, in 



whose infinite wisdom disposes all things 
advantageously for them who love thee, 
behold thy servant, whom thou hast cast 
upon a bed of sickness ; comfort, we be- 
seech thee, his afflicted spirit, increase his 




are life and death, 



Preparation for Death. 389 

faith, strengthen his hope, and perfect his 
charity; sanctify for him all his suffer- 
ings ; and if thy mercy shall restore him 
to his health, may he carefully correct the 
errors of his past life. If it please thee 
to call him out of this world, grant that 
he may pass safely through the shades of 
death, transported by thy holy angels into 
the mansions of bliss, where no fear shall 
trouble him, no pain afflict him, nor grief 
disturb the quiet of his mind ; but pure 
delight, unspeakable joys, and perfect 
security shall be for ever confirmed to 
him, through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

A Prayer before Receiving the Viaticum, or 
the Holy Communion. 

ODEAR Jesus, I adore thee with all 
my heart ; I give thee thanks for 
that infinite love, which thou showedst 
to poor sinners in dying for them on the 
Cross, and for thy unspeakable goodness, 
displayed in this heavenly banquet. 
Hither thou art now pleased to invite me ; 
but how can I approach ! I who have so 



390 Preparation for Death. 

ungratefully offended thee, and who have 
lived so unworthy of my profession ! 

I acknowledge, O God, that I am a sin- 
ner, a poor miserable sinner. Thou alone 
art my hope ; to thee I raise my eyes, 
who art rich in mercy, who art my Advo- 
cate and most powerful Mediator. I com- 
mit my cause into thy hands. Help me 
now in my distress ; let thy Precious 
Blood, the infinite treasure of thy merits, 
supply all my deficiencies, while I partake 
of this sacred food. Thou knowest my 
weakness, thou knowest my unworthiness, 
thou seest how unfit I am, through the 
multitude and enormity of my sins, to 
appear before thy judgment seat. I trem- 
ble at that dreadful hour when my mani- 
fold transgressions shall be laid before 
me. What shall I do then, Keeper of 
Men ! What must become of me, if my 
iniquities are to decide my eternal destiny! 
Jesus, let me not go alone into that 
place of terror ; come thou into my soul ; 
accompany it to the tribunal of God ; 
there let all thy mercies plead for me ; 







Preparation for Death. 391 

though I have nothing to trust to in my- 
self, yet upon thy infinite goodness I 
have every reason to rely. Let us, then, 
my soul, confidently recur to the mercies 
of our Lord ; there let us shelter our- 
selves in the virtue of his blessed wounds; 
there, though our sins cry aloud for jus- 
tice, his Precious Blood still cries louder 
for mercy. It is on this mercy I depend ; 
in this I hope, and in this hope I desire to 
die; come, dear Jesus, now into my soul, 
and possess it for ever. 

Thou art my Lord and my God ; be- 
hold I am thy servant ; give me under- 
standing and strengthen me, that I may 
ever conform to thy holy will. 

Thou art the Lamb of God, the spot- 
less Lamb who takest away the sins of 
the world. Take from me all that is sin- 
ful, and give me that which is pleasing in 
thy sight. 

Thou art my love and my joy, my God, 
and my all ; thou art my portion and in- 
heritance : it is thou who wilt restore my 
inheritance to me. 



392 Preparation for Death. 

Let the powerful force of thy love affect 
all my faculties ; let it entirely change 
my heart ; that for love of thee I may die 
to the world, who for love of me wast 
pleased to die on the Cross. 

Into thy hands I commit and surren- 
der my spirit and remainder of life, and 
my whole being, whilst I am in possession 
of it, and have the power of making the 
offer and sacrifice. 

An Act of Thanksgiving, after having re- 
ceived the Holy Communion, or Viaticum. 

GLORY and thanksgiving be to thee, 
O Lord, who in thy sweetness hast 
been pleased to visit and refresh my poor 
soul. Now let thy servant depart in 
peace, according to thy word. 

Now thou art come to me, I will not 
let thee go ; now I willingly bid farewell 
to the world : and with joy I go to thee, 
my God. 

Nothing more, O dear Jesus, nothing 
more shall separate me from thee. Now 
I am united to thee, in thee I will live, in 



Preparation for Death, 393 

thee I will die, and in thee I hope to 
abide for ever. 

Now life seems uneasy to me ; I desire 
to be dissolved and be with Christ; for 
Christ is my life, and to die will be my 
gain. 

Now I will fear no evils, though I walk 
in the shadow of death, because thou art 
with me, O Lord ; as the hart pants after 
the fountains of water, so does my soul 
after thee ; my soul thirsts after the 
Fountain of Living Water. O when shall 
I come, and appear before the face of my 
God ! 

Give me thy blessing, O Jesus, and 
establish my soul in everlasting peace ; 
such peace as only thou canst give — such 
peace as it may not be in the power of 
my enemy to destroy. 

O that I were happily united to thee 
for ever ; that I were wholly swallowed 
up and buried in thee. O that my soul 
were at rest in thy happiness, and in the 
enjoyment of thee, my God, for ever. 

What have I more to do with the 



394 Preparation for Death. 

world ? And in Heaven what have I to 
desire, but thee, my God ? 

Into thy hands I commend my spirit ; 
receive me, sweet Jesus ! in thee may I 
rest, and in thy happiness rejoice without 
end. Amen. 

A Prayer before Extreme Unction. 

LORD Jesus Christ, who, in thy great 
mercy, hast provided powerful re- 
sources for all our necessities, grant me 
grace to have recourse to them with such- 
dispositions that my soul may partake of 
all those great advantages and salutary 
effects, which thou hast appointed in their 
institution. Thou hast instituted the 
sacrament of Extreme Unction for the 
benefit of the sick, who in their extremity 
stand more particularly in need of grace 
and consolation. I now desire to receive 
this heavenly medicine, for the ends for 
which it has been instituted. Grant, I 
beseech thee, that this holy Unction may 
produce in me all its happy fruits ; by 
healing my soul, by fortifying me against 



Preparation for Death. 396 



all temptations, by supporting me in the 
hour of anguish and distress, and by pre- 
paring me for a happy passage, or for 
whatever may be thy holy will. If thou 
foreseest that my health will be conducive 
to thy greater glory, and expedient for 
my eternal salvation, let this be the means 
to restore it. I absolutely submit to thy 
will; I wish not so much to live as to 
serve thee. Dispose of me as thou knowest 
best ; all I desire is the accomplishment 
of thy will. Give me health or sickness, 
life or death; give me whatever thou 
pleasest — not my will, but thine be done. 
It is a greater happiness to fulfil thy will, 
than to enjoy ten thousand lives. How 
happy should I be, if the destruction of 
my body could repair the injuries I have 
offered to thy divine Majesty ! My eyes, 
alas ! have seen vanities ; my ears have 
been open to detractions, to profane and 
unprofitable discourses ; my tongue has 
many ways offended both in speaking and 
tasting; my hands have contributed to 
many follies ; my feet have often gone 



396 Preparation for Death. 



astray in the paths of vanity and sin. By 
this holy anointing, and by the prayers of 
thy Church, pardon me, O Jesus, all the 
sins which I have committed by my 
senses. Let those avenues, through which 
sin has made its way into my soul, be now 
shut to the world. Let my eyes be open 
to thee alone. Let my ears be attentive 
to thy commandments. Let my tongue 
be solely employed in soliciting for mercy. 
Let my prayers ascend like incense in thy 
sight. Let my hands be lifted up to 
Heaven for pardon. Let my feet walk in 
thy ways, and let my heart be the living 
temple of the Holy Ghost. Into thy 
hands, O dear Jesus, I commend my spirit. 
In thee I will live, in thee I will die, in 
thee I will abide, and in thee I hope to 
possess eternal rest for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

A Prayer after Extreme Unction. 



^ deemed, and sanctified me ; thou 
hast preserved me in many dangers, both 




thou hast created, re- 



Preparation for Death. 397 

of soul and body. Thou hast nourished 
me with the adorable sacrament of thy 
Body and Blood, and granted me to re- 
ceive the rites of thy Church preferably 
to so many others, who were carried off 
by a sudden death, without having been 
favored with those succors which thou 
hast bestowed upon me, a most ungrate- 
ful sinner. For these and all other bless- 
ings, I offer thee innumerable thanks ; to 
thee I resign my heart, receive it for a 
holocaust. I do not desire to be freed 
from my pains ; thou knowest what is 
best for me — take from me all murmur- 
ing! Give me patience to suffer whatever 
thou pleasest ; if it be thy divine pleasure 
to inflict on my weak body greater pun- 
ishments than I now suffer, my heart is 
ready, O Lord, my heart is ready to ac- 
cept them, and to suffer in whatever 
manner and measure shall be most con- 
formable to thy will. This one grace I 
most earnestly beg of thee, my God, that 
I may die the death of thy elect, and be 
admitted, after the sufferings and tribula- 



398 Preparation for Death. 

tions of this transitory life, into the king- 
dom of thy glory, there to see and enjoy 
thee, in the company of the blessed, for 
all eternity. Amen. 




LORD, have mercy on us. 
Christ, have mercy on us. 
Lord, have mercy on us. 
Holy Mary. 

All ye holy angels and archangels, 
Holy Abel, 

All ye choirs of the just, 
Holy Abraham, 
St. John the Baptist. 
St. Joseph, 

All ye patriarchs and prophets, 
SS, Peter and Paul, 
St. Andrew, 



400 Litany for a 

St. John, 

All ye holy apostles and evangelists, 
All ye holy disciples of the Lord, 
All ye Holy Innocents, 
St. Stephen, 
St. Laurence, 
All ye holy martyrs, 
St. Sylvester, 
St. Gregory, 
St. Augustine, 

All ye holy bishops and confessors, 
St. Benedict, 
St. Francis, 

All ye holy monks and hermits, 
St. Mary Magdalen, 
St. Lucy, 

All ye holy virgins and widows. 
All ye saints of God, Make intercession 

for him [her]. 
Be merciful, Spare him [her], O Lord. 
Be merciful, Deliver him [her], Lord. 
From thy anger, Deliver him \]ier\ O 

Lord. 

From the danger of death, Deliver him 
\her\ % O Lord. 



Soul Departing. 401 

From an unhappy death, 
From the pains of hell, 
From all evil, 

From the power of the devil, 
By thy nativity, 
By thy cross and passion, 
By thy death and burial, 
By thy glorious resurrection, j ^ 

By thy admirable ascension, j Q 

By the grace of the Holy Ghost, the I ^ 

Comforter, j 2^ 

In the day of judgment, J 
We sinners, Beseech thee to hear 21s. 
That thou spare him [her], We beseech 

tJiee to hear us. 
Lord, have mercy on us. 
Christ, have mercy on us. 
Lord, have mercy on us. 

Let us pray. 

DEPART, Christian soul, out of this 
world, in the name of God, the 
Father Almighty, who created thee : In 
the name - of Jesus Christ, Son of the 
living God, who suffered for thee ; In the 



4-02 



Litany for a 



name of the Holy Ghost, who sanctified 
thee : In the name of the angels, arch- 
angels, thrones and dominations, cherubim 
and seraphim : In the name of the patri- 
archs and prophets, of the holy apostles 
and evangelists, of the holy martyrs and 
confessors, of the holy monks and hermits, 
of the holy virgins and of all the saints of 
God ; let thy place be this day in peace, 
and thy abode in holy Sion, through 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

God of mercy, God of goodness! O 
God, who, according to the multitude of 
thy mercies, forgivest the sins of such as 
repent, and graciously remittest the guilt 
of their past offences, mercifully regard 
this thy servant IV., and grant him \her\ a 
full discharge from all his \]ier\ sins, who 
most earnestly begs it of thee. Remove, 
O merciful Father, whatever is corrupt in 
him \_her~] through human frailty, or by the 
snares of the enemy ; make him \her\ a 
true member of the Church, and let him 
\Jier\ partake of the fruit of thy redemp- 
tion. Have compassion, Lord, on his 



Soul Departing. 403 

[her] tears, and admit him [her] to the re- 
conciliation with thee, who has no hope 
but in thee, through Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

I recommend thee, dear brother [sister], 
to Almighty God, and leave thee to his 
mercy, whose creature thou art; that 
having paid the common debt, by surren- 
dering thy soul, thou mayest return to 
thy Maker, who formed thee out of the 
earth. Let, therefore, the splendid com- 
pany of angels meet thy soul at its de- 
parture ; let the court of the apostles 
receive thee ; let the triumphant army of 
glorious martyrs conduct thee ; let the 
crowds of joyful confessors encompass 
thee ; let the choir of blessed virgins go 
before thee ; and let a happy rest be thy 
portion in the company of the patriarchs ; 
let Christ Jesus appear to thee with a mild 
and cheerful countenance, and give thee a 
place among those who are to be in his 
presence for ever. Mayest thou be a 
stranger to , all that which is punished 
with darkness, chastised with flames, and 



404 Litany for a 

condemned to torments. Let the wicked 
enemy, with all his evil spirits, depart 
from thee ; may he tremble at thy ap- 
proach in the company of angels, and 
retire into the horrid confusion of eternal 
night. May thy God arise, and thy ene- 
mies be put to flight. May all who hate 
him fly before his face. Let them vanish 
like smoke, and as wax before the fire, so 
let sinners perish in the sight of God : but 
for the just, let them rejoice and be happy 
in his presence. May all the ministers of 
hell be filled with confusion and shame, 
and let no evil spirit dare to stop thee in 
thy way. Christ Jesus be thy deliverer, 
who was crucified for thee. Christ Jesus 
deliver thee from death, who vouchsafed 
to die for thee. Christ Jesus, Son of the 
living God, place thee in his garden of 
paradise, and may he, the true Shepherd, 
own thee for one of his flock. May he 
absolve thee from all thy sins, and place 
thee at his right hand in the inheritance 
of his elect. We pray it may be thy 
happy lot to behold thy Redeemer face to 



Soul Departing. 40 5 

face, to be ever in his presence, and in the 
vision of that truth, which is the joy of 
the blessed, and thus, placed among those 
happy spirits, mayest thou be ever filled 
with heavenly sweetness. Amen. 

Receive thy servant, O Lord, into the 
place of salvation, which he [s/ie] hopes 
from thy mercy. R. Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant 
from all dangers of hell, from all pain and 
tribulation. R. Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, 
as thou deliveredst Enoch and Elias, from 
the common death of the world. R. 
Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, 
as thou deliveredst Noah from the flood. 
R. Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, 
as thou deliveredst Abraham from the 
midst of the Chaldeans. R. Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, 
as thou deliveredst Job from all his afflic- 
tions. R. Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, 



406 Litany for a 

as thou deliveredst Isaac from being sacri- 
ficed by his father. R. Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, 
as thou deliveredst Lot from Sodom, and j 
the flames of fire. R. Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, 
as thou deliveredst Moses from the hand 
of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. R. Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, 
as thou deliveredst Daniel from the lions* 
den. R. Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, 
as thou deliveredst the Three Children from 
the fiery furnace, and from the hands of 
an unmerciful king. R. Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, 
as thou deliveredst Susanna from her false 
accusers. R. Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, 
as thou deliveredst David from the hands 
of Saul and Goliath. R. Amen. 

Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, 
as thou deliveredst Peter and Paul out of 
prison. R. Amen. 

And as thou deliveredst that blessed 



Soul Departing. 



407 



virgin and martyr, St. Thecla, from most 
cruel torments, so vouchsafe to deliver the 
soul of this thy servant, and bring it to 
the participation of thy heavenly joys. 
R. Amen. 



E commend to thee, O Lord, the 



soul of this thy servant, and be- 



seech thee, Jesus Christ, Redeemer of the 
world, that as in mercy to him [her] thou 
becamest man, so now thou wouldst 
vouchsafe to admit him [her] into the 
number of the blessed. Remember, O 
Lord, he [she] is thy creature, not made 
by strange gods, but by thee, the only 
true and living God ; for there is no other 
God but thee, none that can work thy 
wonders. Let his [her] soul find comfort 
in thy sight, and remember not his [her] 
former sins, nor any of those excesses 
which he [she] has fallen into through the 
violence of passion and corruption. For 
although he [she] has sinned, he [she] 
hath retained a true faith in thee, Father, 



Let us pray. 




40S Litany for a 

Son, and Holy Ghost ; he [she] has had 
zeal for thy honor, and faithfully adored 
thee, his [her] God and Creator of all 
things. 

Remember not, O Lord, we beseech 
thee, the sins and ignorance of his [her] 
youth ; but according to thy great mercy, 
be mindful of him [her] in thy eternal 
glory. Let the heavens be open to him 
[her], and the angels rejoice with him \ 
[her]. Receive, O Lord, thy servant into 
thy kingdom. Let the archangel, St. 
Michael, the chief of the heavenly host, 
conduct him [her]. Let the holy angels 
of God meet him [her], and bring him 
[her] into the city of the heavenly Jerusa- 
lem. May blessed Peter, the apostle to 
whom were given the keys of the kingdom 
of Heaven, receive him [her]. May holy 
Paul, the apostle, who was a vessel of 
election, help him [her]. May St, John, 
the beloved disciple, to whom God re- 
vealed the secrets of Heaven, intercede 
for him [her]. May all the holy apostles, 
to whom was given the power of binding 



Soul Departing. 409 

and loosing, pray for him [her]. May all 
the blessed and chosen servants of God, 
who in this world have suffered torments 
for the name of Christ, pray for him [her]. 
That, being delivered from this body of 
corruption, he [she] may be admitted into 
the kingdom of Heaven, through the 
assistance and merits of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, who liveth and reigneth with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost, world with- 
out end. Amen. 

[If the dying person be in his senses, the follow- 
ing Acts may be made.] 

An Act of Thanksgiving. 

OMY God ! Thou hast created, re- 
deemed, and sanctified me. Thou 
hast preserved me in many dangers both 
of soul and body. Thou hast fed me with 
thy most blessed Body and Blood, Thou 
hast shown immense patience in bearing 
with my repeated crimes, and often called 
me to repentance. For those and all other 
blessings bestowed on me, a most ungrate- 
ful sinner, I offer thee innumerable thanks. 



4io Litany for a 

Act of Resignation. 

OMY God, I cheerfully receive the 
certain summons of my death. It 
is a greater happiness to fulfil thy will 
than to enjoy ten thousand lives. O happy 
news of my departure ! I shall soon hear 
the choirs of angels sing thy immortal 
praises. Let slow death hasten on, that 
dying I may no more offend thee, but live 
with thee, and love thee eternally. 

Act of Contrition. 

I AM truly and heartily sorry for all my 
sins, not through the fear of hell, or 
hope of reward ; but for love of thee, my 
one and only God ; and were I beginning, 
as I am ending my life, I would not offend 
thee for a thousand worlds. O my God, do 
not despise a contrite and humble heart. 

[If the sick person still continues in distress of 
agony, it would be proper for the assistants to 
read again the foregoing Litany and Prayers, as 
often as may be necessary.] 

The soul being now departed, the following Re- 
sponsory is said. 
R. Come to his \_her\ assistance, all ye 



Soul Departing. 



saints of God; meet him [her], all ye 
angels of the Lord ; * Receiving his [her] 
soul; * Presenting it in the sight of the 
Most High. 

V. May Christ, who called thee, receive 
thee, and the angels conduct thee into the 
bosom of Abraham. 

R. Receiving his [her] soul, and pre- 
senting it in the sight of the Most High. 

V. Eternal rest grant him [her], O 
Lord. 

R. And let perpetual light shine unto 
him [her]. Presenting it in the sight of 
the Most High. 

V. Lord, have mercy on us. 

R. Christ, have mercy on us. 

V. Lord, have mercy on us. 

Our Father, etc. 

V. And lead us not into temptation. 
R. But deliver us from evil. 
V. Eternal rest grant him [her], O 
Lord. 

R. And let perpetual light shine unto 
him [her], 

V. From the gates of hell, 



412 Litany for a Soul Departing. 

R. Deliver his [her] soul, O Lord. 
V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 
R. And let my supplications come to 
thee. 

Let us pray. 

TO thee, O Lord, we commend the 
soul of thy servant JV., that being 
dead to this world he [she] may live to 
thee. And whatever sins he [she] has 
committed through human frailty, we be- 
seech thee in thy goodness mercifully to 
pardon, through Christ our Lord. R. 
Amen. 

Then, for a conclusion, may be added the follow- 
ing Prayer for the assistants." 

GRANT, O Lord, that while we here 
lament the departure of thy ser- 
vant, we may ever remember that we are 
most certainly to follow him [her]. Give 
us grace to prepare for that last hour, by 
a good life, that we may not be surprised 
by a sudden death, but be ever watching 
when thou shalt call, that so with the 
spouse we may enter into eternal glory, 
through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. 




THE LITANY FOR THE DEAD. 



LORD, have mercy on us. 
Christ, have mercy on us. 
Lord, have mercy on us. 
Jesus, receive our prayers. 
Lord Jesus, grant our petitions. 

O God, the Father, Creator of the world, 
have mercy on the souls of the faithful 
departed. 

O God, the Son, Redeemer of mankind, 
deliver the souls of the faithful departed. 

O God, the Holy Ghost, perfecter of 
the elect, accomplish the bliss of the faith- 
ful departed. 

Blessed Virgin Mary, who, by the special 



414 Litany for the Dead. 



privilege of grace, wast triumphantly as- 
sumed into the kingdom of thy Son, pray 
for the souls of the faithful departed. 

Blessed angels, who, ordering aright the 
first act of your will, were fixed forthwith 
in unchangeable happiness, pray, etc. 

Blessed patriarchs, who were filled with 
joy, when the Desired of Nations put an 
end to your captivity, pray, etc. 

Blessed prophets, w T ho, after patiently 
awaiting the arrival of the Messias, were 
at length consoled by a visit from him in 
person, pray, etc. 

Blessed saints, who, at the glorious 
resurrection of our Saviour, were trans- 
lated from Limbo, to the visible presence 
of God, pray, etc. 

Blessed apostles, who, at the last day, 
shall sit to judge the twelve tribes of 
Israel, pray, etc. 

Blessed disciples of our Lord, who fol- 
lowed his steps in the narrow paths of 
perfection, pray, etc. 

Blessed martyrs, who passed through 
the sea of your own Blood, entering im- 



Litany for the Dead. 41 5 

mediately into the land of promise, pray 
for the souls of the faithful departed. 

Blessed confessors, who despised the 
vanity of the earth, and placed your affec- 
tions on the joys of Heaven, pray, etc. 

Blessed virgins, who, with your lighted 
lamps, awaited the coming of the heavenly 
spouse, pray, etc. 

O holy saints, who, being freed from all 
irregular attachments to creatures, were 
perfectly fitted for an immediate union 
with your Creator, pray, etc. 

Be merciful, O Lord, and pardon their 
sins. 

Be merciful, O Lord, and hear their 
prayers. 

From the shades of death, where the 
light of thy countenance shineth not, de- 
liver them, O Lord. 

From the evils to w T hich a neglect of 
mortification in this world must expose 
them in the other, deliver them, O Lord. 

From thy displeasure, provoked by 
negligence and ingratitude, deliver them, 
O Lord. 



4i 6 Litany for the Dead. 



From the pains of purgatory, so justly 
inflicted upon sins that have not been 
expiated, deliver them, O Lord. 

From the torments incomparably 
greater than the bitterest anguish of this 
life, deliver them, O Lord. 

By the multitude of thy mercies, ever 
compassionate to human frailties, deliver 
them, O Lord. 

By the virtue of thy Cross, whereon 
thou reconciledst the world to thy Father, 
deliver them, O Lord. 

By thy victorious descent into hell, to 
break the chains of death, deliver them, 
O Lord. 

By thy glorious resurrection from the 
tomb, to open the kingdom of Heaven, 
deliver them, O Lord. 

By thy triumphant ascension into 
Heaven, to lead captivity captive, deliver 
them, O Lord. 

By thy dread coming to judge the world, 
deliver them, O Lord. 

We, sinners, beseech thee hear us. 

That it please thee to hasten the day 



Litany for the Dead. 4 1 7 

when thy faithful shall be delivered from 
the mansions of sorrow, we beseech thee 
hear us. 

That it please thee to shorten the time 
of their expiation, and to admit them 
speedily into thy heavenly sanctuary, we 
beseech thee hear us. 

That it please thee, through the 
prayers and good works performed in thy 
Church, to receive them into thy eternal 
tabernacles, we beseech thee hear us. 

That it please thee to accept, in atone- 
ment for their sins, the infinite value of 
thy unbloody sacrifice, we beseech thee 
hear us. 

That the blessed view of Jesus may 
comfort them, and his unfading glory shine 
upon them, we beseech thee hear us. 

That the whole triumphant Church may 
soon celebrate their deliverance, and the 
choirs of angels sing new hymns of joy, 
on their never-ending happiness, we be- 
seech thee hear us. 

That we ourselves may share in their 
triumph, and unite with all the citizens of 

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41 8 Litany for the Dead, 



Heaven in eternal alleluias, we beseech 
thee hear us. 

Son of God, we beseech thee hear us. 

Lamb of God, who shalt come with 
glory to judge the living and the dead, 
give rest to the souls of the faithful 
departed. 

Lamb of God, at whose presence the 
Heavens and the Earth shall be moved, 
give rest to the souls of the faithful de- 
parted. 

Lamb of God, in whose Book of Life 
the names of thy elect are inscribed, give 
rest to the souls of the faithful departed. 

The Ant ip lion. 

DELIVER us, O Lord, from eternal 
death, in that tremendous day 
when the Heavens shall be moved, and 
the earth ; w r hilst thou shalt come to 
judge the world by fire. We tremble and 
are sore afraid at the discussion which 
will take place, and at thy future wrath, 
when the Heavens shall be moved, and 



Litany for the Dead. 4 1 9 



the earth ; whilst thou shalt come to judge 
the world by fire. 

That day is a day of wrath, of calamity, 
and of misery— a great and a most bitter 
day; whilst thou shalt come to judge the 
world by fire. 

Give them, O Lord, eternal rest ; and 
let perpetual light shine upon them. 
Amen. 



GOD, the Creator and Redeemer of 



all the faithful, grant to the souls 
of thy servants departed the remission of 
all their sins, that, by means of pious sup- 
plications, they may obtain the pardon 
which they have ever earnestly desired; 
who livest and reignest with the Father in 
the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, 
world without end. Amen. 

4 Prayer upon the Day of a Persons 
Decease or Burial. 
f~\ GOD, to whom it peculiarly be- 



longeth to have mercy always, and 
to spare, we humbly beseech thee in be- 



Let us pray. 





420 Litany for the Dead. 



half of the soul of thy servant N., which 
thou hast this day called out of the world, 
that thou wouldst not deliver it into the 
hands of the enemy, nor be unmindful of 
it unto the end ; but command it to be 
received by thy holy angels, and conducted 
to Paradise, its true country ; that as in 
thee it had faith and hope, it may not suf- 
fer the pains of hell, but be put in posses- 
sion of never-ending felicity, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ. 

Prayer for those lately departed. 
f~\ LORD, we commend unto thy infi- 



V^/ nite clemency the souls of thy ser- 
vants lately deceased ; pardon them, we 
beseech thee, in the multitude of thy 
mercies, the sins which they have com- 
mitted through human frailty, and grant 
them eternal life in thy kingdom of bliss. 
Amen. 





THIRTY DAYS' PRAYER 

TO OUR 

BLESSED REDEEMER 

IN HONOR OF HIS BITTER PASSION. 

ODEAR Jesus, my blessed Saviour 
and Redeemer, the sweet comforter 
of all sad, desolate, and distressed souls : 
behold thy poor servant, humbly prostrate 
at the foot of thy holy Cross, bewailing 
his misery, imploring thy mercy, and be- 
seeching thee to take pity and compassion 
upon him in this his present and pressing 



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affliction (infirmity, poverty, temptation, 
trouble, or whatsoever other spiritual or 
corporal necessity). 

Hear my prayers, O assured refuge of 
all afflicted wretches ! behold my tears, 
consider my sorrows, and remedy my dis- 
tresses; for finding myself encompassed 
with very grievous calamities, by reason 
of my great crimes, I know not whither to 
fly for succor, or to whom I may make my 
moan, but to thee, my meek and merciful 
Saviour, with a full hope and confidence 
that thou, my loving Redeemer, w T ilt 
vouchsafe to lend the ears of thy ordinary 
pity and accustomed clemency to the hum- 
ble petition of thy poor child ; and by that 
sweetness which thy blessed soul perceived 
at the time of thy alliance with our human 
nature, when, resolving with the Father 
and the Holy Ghost to unite thy divine 
person to mortal flesh for man's salvation, 
thou didst send the angel to the Holy 
Virgin Mary with those happy tidings, and 
clothing thyself with our human nature, in 
her chaste womb, remainedst true God 



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and true man, for the space of nine 
months, in her sacred womb. 

By the anguish thou enduredst when, 
the time of thy designed passion drawing 
nigh, thou prayedst to thy eternal Father, 
that if it might stand with his most divine 
providence, thou desiredst that that bitter 
chalice might pass away from thee ! yet 
concluding with a most perfect act of res- 
ignation : " Not my will, O heavenly Fa- 
ther, but thine be done." 

By the outrageous injuries, shameful 
disgraces, cruel blows, contumelious blas- 
phemies, forged witnesses, false accusa- 
tions, and unjust judgments, which thou, 
innocent Lamb ! patiently enduredst ; by 
the shackles which fettered thy limbs, the 
tears which flowed from thine eyes, the 
blood which trickled from thy whole body ; 
by the fears, sorrows, and sadness of thy 
heart ; by the shame thou receivedst in 
being stripped of thy garments, to hang 
naked on the Cross, in the sight of thy 
sorrowful Mother, and in the presence of 
all the people. 



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By thy royal head crowned with thorns, 
and smitten with a reed ; by thy thirst 
quenched with vinegar and gall; by thy 
side opened with a spear, whence issued 
blood and water, to refresh our souls with 
that living fountain of thy love and mercy; 
by the sharp nails wherewith thy tender 
hands and feet were cruelly pierced and 
fastened to the Cross ; by the recommen- 
dation of thy departing soul to thy heav- 
enly Father, saying, u Into thy hands I 
commend my spirit ;'' by thy praying for 
thy enemies, saying, "O Father, forgive 
them, for they know not what they do ; " 
by thy giving up the ghost, when thou 
criedst out with a loud voice, " My God, 
my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" 
and then, bowing down thy most blessed 
head to impart the kiss of peace, saidst, 
" It is consummated. " 

By the great mercy thou, showedst to- 
wards the penitent thief, saying, "This 
day thou shalt be with me in Paradise; " 
by thy descent into Limbo, and the joy 
thou didst communicate to the just souls 



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therein detained ; by the glory of thy tri- 
umphant resurrection, and the consoling 
apparitions thou frequently didst make for 
forty days' space to thy sacred Virgin 
Mother, to thy Apostles, and thy other 
chosen friends and servants; by thy ad- 
mirable ascension, when, in the sight of 
thy Mother and thy Apostles, thou wast 
elevated into Heaven ; by the miraculous 
coming down of the Holy Ghost in the 
form of fiery tongues, whereby thou didst 
replenish the hearts of thy disciples 
with thy love, and gayest them strength 
and courage to plant thy faith in the 
whole world ; by the dreadful day of gen- 
eral judgment, on which thou art to pass 
sentence on all mankind. 

By all those sorrows, joys, passions, 
compassions, and whatsoever else is near 
and dear to thee in heaven and on earth, 
take pity on me, O compassionate Re- 
deemer ; hear my prayers ; and grant me 
that for which I now most humbly and 
heartily petition thee. 



426 Thirty Days Prayer. 

Mention here the thing you desire ; or reflect men- 
tally upon it. 

GIVE me, O gracious Saviour, speedy 
and efficacious feelings of thy di- 
vine succor and comfort, who, according 
to the accustomed sweetness of thy tender 
heart, art wont to grant the requests of 
them w T ho really fear and love thee, even 
to their own soul's desire and satisfaction ; 
bestow on me, also, O my blessed Lord 
Jesus, a constant faith, a confident hope, 
a perfect charity, a cordial contrition, a 
sincere confession, a competent satisfac- 
tion, a diligent custody of myself from 
future failings, a heroic contempt of the 
world, a complete conquest of my passions, 
a zealous imitation of thy exemplary life 
and conversation, an entire accomplish- 
ment of my vows, an absolute mortifica- 
tion of my self-will, a willing readiness to 
die for thy love and honor, a final perse- 1 
verance in grace and good works, a happy 
departure of my soul out of this world, 
with my perfect senses about me, thy holy 



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sacraments to strengthen me ; thyself, 
dear Jesus, to comfort me ; thy sacred 
Virgin Mother, with the saints, my partic- 
ular patrons, to pray for me, and my good 
angel to conduct me to eternal rest, eter- 
nal life, eternal happiness. Amen. 





THE ROSARY OF THE 

BLESSED NAME OF JESUS. 



TN the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Thou, O Lord, wilt open my heart. 
And my tongue shall announce thy praise. 

Incline unto my aid, O God. 

O Lord, hasten to help me. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
and to the Holy Ghost. 



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As it was at the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be. Amen. 

THE FIVE MYSTERIES OF THE FIRST PART. 

I. The Incarnation of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

The Meditation. — The Son of God 
assumes human flesh out of the pure blood 
of the blessed Mary ever Virgin, and is 
made man in her womb. 

O Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us 
[ten times]. Glory be to the Father, etc. 




II. The Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

The Meditation. — The Saviour of the 
world is- born for our redemption; his 
Mother remaining a Virgin. 



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O Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us 
[ten times]. Glory be to the Father, etc. 

III. The Circumcision of our Lord Jesus 

Christ. 

The Meditation. — Our Saviour being 
eight days old, begins to suffer for our 
sins, and his Blood already flows for us. 
He is circumcised according to the law, as 
if he had been himself a sinner. 

O Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us 
[ten times]. Glory be to the Father, etc. 

IV. Our Lord Jesus Christ found in the 

Temple. 

The Meditation. — Our Saviour being 
twelve years old, shows himself more than 
mortal by his knowledge and wisdom, 
teaching the teachers of the Jews. 

O Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us 
[ten times]. Glory be to the Father, etc. 



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V. The Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

The Meditation. — The Saviour of 
the world is baptized by St. John. The 
Eternal Father declares him to be his 
Son. 

O Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us 
[ten times]. Glory be to the Father, etc. 



JESUS, whose name is above all 



\~J names, that at the name of Jesus 
every knee may bend, of those that are in 
Heaven, on earth, or in hell ; who, at the 
time appointed by the Eternal Wisdom, 
assumedst flesh in the womb of the blessed 
Mary ever Virgin, and thus becamedst 




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432 Rosary of the Blessed Name, 

the Son of David ; whose birth gladdened 
men and angels ; who began so early to 
suffer for us, and to shed on our account 
that Blood that washeth away the sins of 
the world ; whose immortal wisdom ap- 
peared at the age of twelve years ; to 
whose baptism all Heaven was attentive ; 
grant us to celebrate those mysteries to 
thy honor and our own salvation ; who, 
with the Father and the Holy Ghost, 
livest and reignest, one God, for all 
eternity. Amen, 

THE FIVE MYSTERIES OF THE SECOND 
PART. 

I. Our Saviour Washes his Disciples Feet. 

The Meditation. — Our Saviour, to 
show us an example of humility, and how 
much we ought to serve each other, de- 
scendeth so low as to wash the feet of his 
disciples, though he is the God whom 
Heaven and earth adore. 

O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, 
have mercy on us [ten times]. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 



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II. The Prayer of our Lord Jesus Christ 
in the Garden. 

The Meditation. — Our Saviour, 
knowing his Passion to be now at hand, 
is so affected with the thoughts of it, and 
so oppressed with the load of our sins, that 
he prays to his Almighty Father that the 
bitter chalice might pass away from him. 

O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, 
have mercy on us [ten times]. 




III. Our Saviour Apprehended. 

The Meditation.— Our Saviour, as 
if he had been no more than man, yields 
to the power of men, and permits himself, 

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for our redemption, to be apprehended as 
if he were a malefactor. 

O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, 
have mercy on us [ten times]. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 



IV. Our Saviour Carries his Cross. 

The Meditation. — Our Saviour, being 
torn with scourges and pierced with 
thorns, to expiate our sins, is obliged to 
carry the Cross on which he is to die, and 
moves on, laboring with sorrow, towards 
the place of execution. 

O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, 
have mercy on us [ten times]. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 




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V. The Descent of our Saviour into Hell. 

The Meditation.— The soul of our 
Saviour being separated by death from 
the body, descends to that place where the 
Saints were expecting his redemption. 

O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, 
have mercy on us [ten times]. 



JESUS, whose name is above all 



names, that at the name of Jesus 
every knee may bend, of those that are 
in Heaven, on earth, or in hell ; whose 
mysterious humiliations and sorrows, ap- 
pointed for thee on account of our sins, 
appeared in the washing of the feet of 
thy servants and creatures; in thy dis- 
tress, and prayer, and bloody sweat ; in 
thy being secured, and brought before 
courts as a criminal ; in thy bearing the 
load of the Cross ; and in the separation 
of thy Soul from thy Body, and its descent 
into the regions below ; grant to us to 
celebrate those mysteries to thy honor 



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436 Rosary of the Blessed Name. 

and our own salvation ; who, with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and 
reignest, one God, for all eternity. Amen. 

THE FIVE MYSTERIES OF THE THIRD PART. 

I. The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus 

Christ. 

The Meditation. — The Soul of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, which had been sepa- 
rated from the Body, is reunited to it by 
a miracle of the Almighty power ; and 
that body which had been dead rises to 
die no more. 

O Jesus, Son of the living God, have 
mercy on us [ten times]. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 

II. The Ascension of our Lord Jesus 

Christ. 

The Meditation.— The Body of our 
Lord Jesus Christ ascends into the high- 
est Heaven, where the Saviour of man- 
kind sits at the right hand of God, the 
Almighty Father. 



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O Jesus, Son of the living God, have 
mercy on us [ten times]. 
Glory be to the Father, etc. 




III. Our Lord Jesus Christ sends down 
- the Holy Ghost. 

The Meditation. — Our Saviour, now 
seated on the right hand of God, his Al- 
mighty Father, sends down the Holy 
Ghost to inspire and animate his disciples, 
that they may be qualified to publish to 
mankind his Cross and his glory. 

O Jesus, Son of the living God, have 
mercy on us [ten times]. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 



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IV. Our Lord Jesus Christ Crowning the 
Blessed Virgin and Saints. 

The Meditation. — Our Saviour, hav- 
ing by his passion, resurrection, and as- 
cension, opened the way for the sons of 
Adam to Heaven, which they had lost by 
sin, bestows on his Mother and his saints 
crowns of immortal glory. 

O Jesus, Son of the living God, have 
mercy on us [ten times]. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 




V. Our Lord Jesus Christ coming to Judg- 
ment. 

The Meditation. — Our Saviour will 
come in power and majesty, to judge the 



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living and the dead, and to render to every 
one according to his works. 

O Jesus, Son of the living God, have 
mercy on us [ten times]. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 



JESUS, whose name is above all 



names, that at the name of Jesus 
every knee may bend, of those that are in 
Heaven, on earth, or in hell ; whose mur- 
dered Body, consigned to the grave, the 
Almighty raised from death, glorious 
and immortal; who, by thy ascension, 
triumphedst over death, and ledst cap- 
tivity captive ; who, according to thy 
promise, didst send down the Spirit that 
proceedeth from the Father and thee, the 
Comforter and Enlivener; who, stretching 
forth the bounty of thy Almighty hand, 
didst shed upon the chosen children of 
Adam that glory which neither eye hath 
seen, nor ear hath heard, nor hath it en- 
tered into the heart of man to conceive ; 
and who will come forth in power and 



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44-0 Rosary of the Blessed Name. 

majesty, to judge the living and the dead ; 
before whose throne all mortals shall ap- 
pear ; grant us to celebrate those mys- 
teries to thy honor and our own salvation ; 
who, with the Father and the Holy 
Ghost, livest and reignest one God, for all 
eternity. Amen. 

%* The repetition of the above prayers or 
meditations is not absolutely necessary. Those 
who cannot meditate on the mysteries may say 
the Creed beforehand, in this Rosary, and in that 
of the Blessed Virgin. The works belonging to 
them do not bind under any sin. 

Those who are in the Society of the Rosary 
of the Name of Jesus, may have a plenary in- 
dulgence on New Year's Day, the same that is 
granted in the year of Jubilee ; also on every 
second Sunday of the month, at the time of being 
received into the Society, at the article of death, 
and on each day of the Fifteen Mysteries. 



ROSARY OF THE 



BLESSED VIUGIxY. 



The Joyful Mysteries, assigned for Mondays and 
Thursdays throughout the year, the Sundays 
of Advent, and after Epiphany, till Lent. 

IN the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
V. Hail, Mary, full of grace, our Lord 
is with thee. 

R. Blessed art thou amongst women, 
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, 
Jesus. 

V. Thou, O Lord, wilt open my lips. 



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R. And my tongue shall announce thy 
praise, 

V. Incline unto my aid, O God. 
R. O Lord, make haste to help me. 
Glory be to the Father, etc. 
As it was in the beginning, etc. 
Alleluia, or, Praise be to thee, O Lord, 
King of eternal glory. 

The First Mystery — The Annunciation. 

The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how the angel 
Gabriel saluted our blessed Lady with the 
title Full of Grace, and declared unto her 
the incarnation of our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. 

Then say Our Father, etc., once ; Hail, 
Mary [ten times]. 

The Prayer. 

OHOLY Mary, Queen of Virgins, by 
the most high mystery of the in- 
carnation of thy beloved Son, our Lord 
Jesus Christ, by which our salvation was 



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so happily begun, obtain for us, by thy 
intercession, light to know this so great 
benefit which he hath bestowed upon us, 
vouchsafing in it to make himself our 
brother, and thee, his own most beloved 
Mother, our mother also. Amen. 

The Second Mystery — The Visitation. 

The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how the blessed 
Virgin Mary, understanding from the 
angel that her cousin, St. Elizabeth, had 
conceived, went with haste into the 
mountains of Judea to visit her, and re- 
mained with her three months. 



HOLY Virgin, most spotless mirror 



of humility, by that exceeding 
charity which moved thee to visit thy 
holy cousin, St. Elizabeth, obtain for us, 
by thy intercession, that our hearts may 
be so visited by thy most holy Son, that 
being free from all sin, Ave may praise him 
and give him thanks for ever. Amen. 



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The Third Mystery — The Nativity. 

The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how the blessed 
Virgin Mary, when the time of her de- 
livery was come, brought forth our Re- 
deemer, Christ Jesus, at midnight, and 
laid him in a manger, because there was 
no room for him in the inns at Bethlehem. 

The Prayer. 

OMOST pure Mother of God, by thy 
virginal and most joyful delivery, 
by which thou gavest unto the world thy 
Son, our Saviour, we beseech thee, obtain 
for us, by thy intercession, grace to lead 
so pure and holy a life in this world, 
that we may worthily sing without ceas- 
ing, both by day and night, the mercies 
of thy Son, and his benefits to us by thee. 
Amen. 

The Fourth Mystery — The Presentation. 

The Meditation.— Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how the most 



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blessed Virgin Mary, on the day of her 
purification, presented the child Jesus in 
the temple, where holy Simeon, giving 
thanks to God with great devotion, re- 
ceived him into his hands. 



HOLY Virgin, admirable Mistress, 



v-/ and Pattern of Obedience, who 
didst present in the temple the Lord of 
the Temple, obtain for us, of thy beloved 
Son, that with holy Simeon and devout 
Anne, we may praise and glorify him for 
ever. Amen. 

The Fifth Mystery — The Finding in the 



The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how the blessed 
Virgin Mary, having lost her beloved Son 
in Jerusalem, sought him for the space of 
three days, and at length found him the 
fourth day in the temple, in the midst of 



The Prayer. 




Temple. 



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the doctors, disputing with them, being 
then but twelve years old. 

The Prayer. 

MOST blessed Virgin, more than mar- 
tyr in thy sufferings, and yet the 
comfort of such as are afflicted, by that 
unspeakable joy, wherewith thy soul was 
ravished in finding thy beloved Son in the 
temple, in the midst of the doctors, dis- 
puting with them, obtain of him for us to 
seek him and to find him in the Holy Ca- 
tholic Church, that we may never be 
separated from him. Amen. 

Salve Regina. 

HAIL ! holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, 
our life, our sweetness, and our 
hope ; to thee do we cry, poor banished 
sons of Eve ; to thee do we send up our 
sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley 
of tears ; turn then, most gracious Advo- 
cate, thy eyes of mercy tow r ards us, and 
after this our exile, show to us the blessed 
fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O most clement, 



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most pious, and most sweet Virgin 
Mary. 

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. 
R. That we may be made worthy of 
the promises of Christ. 



HEAR, O merciful God, the prayers 
of thy servants, that we who meet 
together in the society of the most holy 
Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mother of 
God, may, through her intercession, be 
delivered by thee from the dangers that 
continually hang over us. Amen. 

f~\ GOD, whose only begotten Son, by 



his life, death, and resurrection has 
purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, 
grant, we beseech thee, that meditating 
upon those mysteries in the most holy 
Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we 
may imitate what they contain, and ob- 
tain what they promise : through the same 



Let us pray. 




Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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THE DOLOROUS, OR SORROWFUL MYS- 
TERIES, 

For Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the year, 
and the Sundays in Lent. 

The First Mystery — The Prayer and Bloody 
Sweat of our Blessed Saviour in the Garden. 

The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how our Lord Jesus 
was so afflicted for us in the Garden of 
Gethsemani, that his Body was bathed in 
a bloody sweat, which ran trickling down 
in great drops unto the ground. 

Our Father, etc., once ; Hail Mary, etc., 
ten times. 

The Prayer. 

MOST holy Virgin, more than mar- 
tyr, by that ardent prayer which 
thy beloved Son poured forth unto his 
Father in the garden, vouchsafe to inter- 
cede for us, that our passions being re- 
duced to the obedience of reason, we may 
always and in all things conform and sub- 
ject ourselves to the will of God. Amen. 



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The Second Mystery — The Scourging of 
Jesus at the Pillar. 

The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how our Lord Jesus 
Christ was most cruelly scourged in Pilate's 
house : the number of stripes they gave 
him being about five thousand, as it was 
revealed to St. Bridget. 

The Prayer. 

O MOTHER of God, overflowing 
fountain of patience, by those stripes 
thy only and most beloved Son vouch- 
safed to suffer for us, obtain of him for 
us grace that we may know how to mortify 
our rebellious senses, and cut off all occa- 
sions of sinning with that sword of grief 
and compassion which pierced thy most 
tender soul. Amen. 

The Third Mystery — The Crowning of 
Jesus with Thorns. 

The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how those cruel 

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ministers of Satan platted a crown of 
sharp thorns, and most cruelly pressed it 
on the most sacred head of our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

The Prayer. 

O MOTHER of our eternal Prince 
and King of Glory, by those sharp 
thorns wherewith his most holy head was 
pierced, we beseech thee, that, by thy in- 
tercession, we may be delivered here from 
all motions of pride, and in the day of 
judgment from that confusion which our 
sins deserve. Amen, 

The Fourth Mystery — Jesus Carrying Ids 
Cross. 

The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how our Lord Jesus 
Christ (being sentenced to die) bore with 
great patience the cross w T hich was laid 
upon him for his greater torment and 
ignominy. 



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The Prayer. 

OHOLY Virgin, example of patience, 
by the most painful carrying of the 
Cross, on which thy Son, our Lord Jesus 
Christ, bore the heavy weight of our sins, 
obtain for us of him, by thy intercession, 
courage and strength to follow his steps, 
and bear our cross after him to the end of 
our lives. Amen. 

The Fifth Mystery — The Crucifixion. 

The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how our Lord Jesus 
Christ, being come to Mount Cavalry, was 
stript of his clothes, and his hands and 
his feet most cruelly nailed to the Cross, in 
the presence of his most afflicted Mother. 

The Prayer. 

HOLY Mary, Mother of God, as the 
Body of thy beloved Son was for 
us extended on the Cross, so may our de- 
sires be daily more and more stretched 
out in his service, and our hearts wounded 



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with compassion of his most bitter pas- 
sion ; and thou, O most Blessed Virgin, 
vouchsafe to negotiate for and with us the 
work of our salvation, by thy powerful 
intercession. Amen. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 

Hail, Holy Queen, etc., with the verse 
and prayer as before. 

THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES, 

For Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the 
Year, and Sundays after Easter, and Advent, 

The First Mystery — The Resurrection. 

The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how our Lord Jesus 
Christ, triumphing gloriously over death, 
rose again the third day, immortal and 
impassible. 

Our Father, etc., once ; Hail Mary, etc., 
ten times. 

The Prayer. 

O GLORIOUS Virgin Mary, by that 
unspeakable joy thou receivedst in 



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the resurrection of thy only beloved Son, 
we beseech thee obtain of him, for us, that 
our hearts may never go astray after the 
false joys of this world, but may be ever 
and wholly employed in pursuit of the 
only true and solid joys of Heaven. 
Amen. 

The Second Mystery — The Ascension. 

The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery, how our Lord Jesus 
Christ, forty days after his resurrection, 
ascended into Heaven, attended by angels, 
in sight of his most holy Mother, and his 
apostles and disciples, to the great admi- 
ration of them all. 

The Prayer. 

O MOTHER of God, comfort of the 
afflicted, as thy beloved Son, when 
he ascended into Heaven, lifted up his 
hands and blessed his apostles, so vouch- 
safe, most holy Mother, to lift up thy pure 
hands to him for us, that we may enjoy 



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the benefit of his blessing here on earth, 
and hereafter in Heaven. Amen. 

The Third Mystery — The Descent of the 
Holy Ghost. 

The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how our Lord Jesus 
Christ, being seated on the right hand of 
God, sent (as he had promised) the Holy 
Ghost upon his apostles, who, after he 
ascended, returning to Jerusalem, con- 
tinued in prayer and supplication with the 
Blessed Virgin Mary, expecting the per- 
formance of his promise. 

The Prayer. 

O SACRED Virgin, tabernacle of the 
Holy Ghost, we beseech thee ob- 
tain, by thy intercession, that this most 
sweet Comforter, whom thy beloved Son 
sent down upon his apostles, filling them 
thereby with spiritual joy, may teach us 
in this world the true way of salvation, 
and make us w r alk in the paths of virtue 
and good works. Amen. 



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The Fourth Mystery — The Assumption. 

The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how the glorious 
Virgin, twelve years after the resurrection 
of her Son, passed out of this world unto 
him, and was by him assumed into 
Heaven, accompanied by the holy angels. 



MOST prudent Virgin, who, enter- 



\~J ing into the heavenly palace, didst 
fill the holy angels with joy, and man with 
hope, vouchsafe to intercede for lis in the 
hour of our death, that being free from 
the illusions and temptations of the devil, 
we may joyfully and securely pass out of 
this temporal state to enjoy the happiness 
of eternal life. Amen. 

The Fifth Mystery — The Crowning of the 



The Meditation. — Let us contem- 
plate in this mystery how the glorious 
Virgin Mary was, with great jubilee and 
exultation' of the whole court of Heaven, 



The Prayer. 




Blessed Virgin. 



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and particular glory of all the Saints, 
crowned by her Son with the brightest 
diadem of glory. 

The Prayer, 

O GLORIOUS Queen of all the heav- 
enly citizens, we beseech thee ac- 
cept this Rosary, which (as a crown of 
roses) we offer at thy feet ; and grant, 
most gracious Lady, that, by thy inter- 
cession, our souls may be inflamed with 
so ardent a desire of seeing thee so glori- 
ously crowned, that it may never die in 
us, until it shall be changed into the happy 
fruition of thy blessed sight. Amen. 

Hail, Holy Queen, etc., with the verse 
and prayer as before. 





COXFRATERXITY OF THE ROSARY. 



'HE object of this Confraternity is to recite 



X the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin. To 
gain the indulgences the members must recite 
the whole Rosary at least once a week, meditate 
on the mysteries and carry the blessed beads. 

Indulgences. — On reception, death, on the 
first Sunday of the month, on the third Sunday of 
April, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity, 
Corpus Christi, Christmas, Patronal Feast of the 
Church, Sunday after Assumption, Nativity of the 
Blessed Virgin, and Good Friday, and on all the 
Feasts of the Blessed Virgin, if they visit a 
chapel of the Rosary. All the indulgences of 
the Stations of Rome, by visiting five altars in 
the Church of the Rosary, or if but one, that 
altar five times. Many partial indulgences. 




458 Confraternity of the Rosary. 



N.B. — The faithful, generally, on the usual 
conditions, gain a plenary indulgence in the 
church or chapel of the Rosary on Sundays in 
Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Trinity, Corpus Christi, 
first Sunday of October, and Feasts of St. 
Dominic, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Vincent 
Ferrer, and other saints of the Dominican 
Order. 

CONFRATERNITY OF THE LIVING ROSARY. 

' | ^HE object is to recite the Rosary in circles 



X of fifteen, each member reciting one de- 
cade, with the Our Father, and a Glory be to 
the Father, etc. 

Indulgences. — Plenary, on first festival after 
admission, on the third Sunday in each month, 
Christmas, Circumcision, Epiphany, Easter, 
Ascension, Corpus Christi, Pentecost, and Trin- 
ity, and on all the festivals of the Blessed Vir- 
gin. Partial indulgences, one hundred days 
each day if part recited. 

THE SCAPULAR. 
r I ^HE Scapular is not only the badge of our 



love for the holy Mother of God, but a 





Confraternity of the Rosary. 459 

sweet pledge of her protection in life and at 
death. It establishes a spiritual affinity between 
those who receive it, and the Society of the 
Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel, whereby they 
are admitted to a participation of the suffrages, 
prayers, fasts, vigils, masses, and the other good 
Works performed by the religious of that holy 
Order. 

They who are received into the Confraternity 
of the Scapular by a priest, who has received for 
that purpose a special power, partake of all the 
privileges and indulgences attached to it, pro- 
vided they wear the Scapular constantly. No 
other obligations are imposed, no special pray- 
ers are prescribed. 

In order to gain the plenary indulgences, be- 
sides Confession and Communion, the members 
ought to visit a church or chapel of Carmelite 
friars or sisters, and there pray according to the 
intention of the sovereign Pontiff. Those who 
are unable to comply with this condition, 
should have it commuted into some other pious 
work, by a priest who has a special faculty for 
that purpose. 

A plenary indulgence is granted to the mem- 
bers of this association : 

1. On the day of their reception. 




4-6o Confraternity of the Rosary. 

2. On the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary 
of Mount Carmel, the 16th day of July, or on 
the following Sunday. 

3. On the Feasts of the Purification, Annunci- 
ation, Visitation, Assumption, Nativity, Pre- 
sentation, and Immaculate Conception, of the 
Blessed Virgin Mary. 

4. On the Feasts of St. Joseph, St. Teresa, 
St. Ann, St. Andrew Corsini, St. Mary Mag- 
dalen of Pazzi, St. Angela M., 5th of May, St. 
Albert, 7th August. 

5. At the article of death ; provided the sick 
person, having the Scapular on, with sincere con- 
trition, if confession be impossible, devoutly 
pronounce the most holy name of Jesus. 

CONFRATERNITY OF THE SCAPULAR OF OUR 
LORD'S PASSION, OR RED SCAPULAR. 

r I ^HIS Scapular is given by the Priests of 



X the Mission, and those who wear it can 
gain a plenary indulgence even' Friday, on the 
usual conditions, and meditating on the pas- 
sion of our Lord, and several partial in* 
dulgences. 





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ARCH-CONFRATERNITY OF THE IMMACU- 
LATE HEART OF MARY. 

/"ABJECT. — The object of this is to pray for 



Practices. — The members should daily re- 
cite one Hail Mary for the intentions of the 
Arch-Confraternity, and, as much as possible, 
join in the public exercises. They must also 
wear a Miraculous Medal, and frequently say 
the prayer. 

Indulgences. — Plenary, on admission, at 
death on pronouncing the name of Jesus, on 
Sunday before Septuagesima, Circumcision, 
Candlemas, Assumption, Nativity, Annuncia- 
tion, Conception, and Seven Dolors of the 
Blessed Virgin, Conversion of St. Paul, and 
Feast of St. Mary Magdalen, and on the anni 
versary of baptism. 

Partial. — An indulgence of five hundred 
days for those who hear mass in the chapel of 
the Arch-Confraternity on Saturday. 




the conversion of sinners. 




THE STATIONS, 



OR THE 



HOLY WAY OF THE CROSS. 



HE Way of the Cross, in its present form, 



JL was instituted in the middle of the 
fourteenth century, by the Franciscans. The 
Sovereign Pontiffs have attached to it many 
indulgences, which are too numerous to men- 
tion here. Any one who is in a state of grace 
may gain these indulgences by making the 




The Stations of the Cross. 463 



round of these fourteen stations, meditating be- 
fore each one upon the mystery it represents. 
No form of prayer is required, nor is it neces- 
sary that these meditations should be long. As 
for those to whom it is impossible to fulfil these 
conditions, either because they cannot meditate, 
or are unable to visit the stations, they may 
make the Way of the Cross in another manner, 
by means of a crucifix, indulgenced for this 
purpose. These gain all the indulgences by 
holding the crucifix in their hand, and reciting 
fourteen times the Pater. Ave, and Gloria : then 
five times Pater, Ave. and Gloria, in honor of 
the five wounds of our Lord : and finally, one 
Pater, Ave, and Gloria, for the intention of the 
Sovereign Pontiff. 



464 The Stations of the Cross. 




PRAYERS FOR THE STATIONS, 

BY ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUOEI. 



Prayer before the High Altar. 




JESUS Christ, my Lord, with what 
great love thou didst pass over this 



painful road, which led thee to death ! and 
I — how often have I abandoned thee ! 
But now I love thee with my whole soul, 
and because I love thee, I am sincerely 



The Stations of the Cross. 465 

sorry for having offended thee. My Jesus, 
pardon me, and permit me to accompany 
thee in this journey. Thou art going to 
die for love of me, and it is my wish also, 
O my dearest Redeemer, to die for love 
of thee. O yes, my Jesus, in thy love I 
wish to live, in thy love I wish to die. 

FIRST STATION. 

Jesus is condemned to Death. 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 

R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
redeemed the world. 

Consider how Jesus, after having been scourged 
and crowned with thorns, was unjustly condemned 
by Pilate to die on the Cross. (Pause awhile.) 

MY adorable Jesus, it was not Pilate; 
no, it was my sins that condemned 
thee to die. I beseech thee, by the merits 
of this sorrowful journey, to assist my 
soul in her journey toward eternity. I 

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466 The Stations of the Cross. 

love thee, my beloved Jesus; I love thee 
more than myself ; I repent with my 
whole heart, of having offended thee. 
Never permit me to separate myself from 
thee again. Grant that I may love thee 
always ; and then do with me what thou 
wilt. 

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, etc. 

Dearest Jesus, thou to suffer, 
Goest forth, for love of me, 

By thy death to be my Saviour; 
Let me die, O Lord, with thee. 

SECOXD STATION. 

Jesus is made to bear his Cross*. 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 

R. Because by thy holy Cross. thou hast 
redeemed the world. 

Consider how Jesus, in making this journey 
with the Cross on his shoulders, thought of us, 
and offered for us, to his Father, the death he was 
about to undergo. (Pause awhile.) 



The Stations of the Cross. 467 

MY most beloved Jesus ! I embrace 
all the tribulations thou hast des- 
tined for me, until death. I beseech thee, 
by the merits of the pain thou didst suffer 
in carrying thy Cross, to give me the 
necessary help to carry mine with perfect 
patience and resignation. I love thee, my 
dear Jesus, above all things ; I repent 
with my whole heart of having offended 
thee. Never permit me to separate my- 
self from thee again. Grant that I may 
love thee always, and then do with me 
what thou wilt. 

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, etc. 

Dearest Jesus, thou to suffer, 
Goest forth, for love of me, 

By thy death to be my Saviour ; 
Let me die, O Lord, with thee. 

THIRD STATION. 
Jesus falls the first time under his Cross. 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 



468 The Stations of the Cross. 



R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
redeemed the world. 

Consider this first fall of Jesus under his Cross. 
His flesh was torn by the scourges, his head 
crowned with thorns, and he had lost a great 
quantity of blood. He was so weakened he could 
scarcely walk, and yet he had to carry this great 
load upon his shoulders. The soldiers struck him 
rudely, and thus he fell several times. (Pause 
awhile.) 

MY Jesus, it is not the weight of the 
Cross, but of my sins, which has 
made thee suffer so much pain. Ah ! by 
the merits of this first fall, deliver me 
from the misfortune of falling into mortal 
sin. I love thee, O my Jesus; I repent 
with my whole heart of having offended 
thee. Never permit me to separate my- 
self from thee again. Grant that I may 
love thee always ; and then do with me 
what thou wilt. 

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, etc. 
Dearest Jesus, thou to suffer, 
Goest forth, for love of me, 
By thy death to be my Saviour; 
Let me die, O Lord, with thee. 



The Stations of the Cross. 469 



FOUETH STATION. 



Jesus meets his afflicted Mother. 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 

R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
redeemed the world. 

Consider the meeting of the Son and the 
Mother, which took place on this journey. Their 
looks became like so many arrows to wound those 
hearts which loved each other so tenderly, (Pause 
awhile. ) 

MY sweet Jesus, by the sorrow thou 
didst experience in this meeting, 
grant me the grace of a truly devoted love 
for thy most holy Mother. And thou, 
my Queen, who wast overwhelmed with 
sorrow, obtain for me, by thy intercession, 
a continual and tender remembrance of 
the passion of thy Son. I love thee, my 
dear Jesus, above all things ; I repent of 
ever having- offended thee. Never permit 
me to separate myself from thee again. 



4/0 The Stations of the Cross. 

Grant that I may love thee always ; and 
then do with me what thou wilt. 

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, 
etc. 

Dearest Jesus, thou to suffer, 
Goest forth, for love of me, 

By thy death to be my Saviour ; 
Let me die, O Lord, with thee. 

FIFTH STATIOX. 



The Cyrenian helps Jesus to carry his Cross. 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 

R. Because by thy holy Cross thou 
hast redeemed the world. 

Consider how the Jews, seeing that at each step 
Jesus was on the point of expiring, and fearing 
he would die on the way, when they wished him 
to die the ignominious death of the Cross, con- 
strained Simon the Cyrenian, to carry the Cross 
behind our Lord. (Pause awhile.) 

"A /TY most beloved Jesus, I will not re- 



fuse the Cross as the Cyrenian did ; 




The Stations of the Cross. 471 

I accept it ; I embrace it. I accept in par- 
ticular the death thou hast destined for 
me, with all its pains ; I unite it to thy 
death ; I offer it to thee. Thou hast died 
for love of me ; I will die for love of thee. 
Help me by thy grace. I love thee, my 
dear Jesus above all things ; I repent with 
my whole heart of having offended thee. 
Never permit me to separate myself from 
thee again. Grant that I may love thee 
always ; and then do with me what thou 
wilt. 

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, etc. 

Dearest Jesus, thou to suffer, 
Goest forth, for love of me, 

By thy death to be my Saviour; 
Let me die, O Lord, with thee. 

SIXTH STATION. 

Veronica wipes the face of Jesus, 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 

R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
redeemed the world. 



4/2 The Stations of the Cross. 

Consider how the holy woman named Veronica, 
seeing Jesus so ill-used, and his face bathed in 
sweat and blood, presented him with a towel, 
with which he wiped his adorable face, leaving on 
it the impression of his holy countenance. (Pause 
awhile.) 

MY most beloved Jesus, thy face was 
beautiful before, but in this jour- 
ney it has lost all its beauty, and wounds 
and blood have disfigured it. Alas ! my 
soul also was once beautiful, when it re- 
ceived thy grace in baptism ; but I have 
disfigured it since by my sins; thou alone, 
my Redeemer, canst restore it to its 
former beauty. Do this by thy passion, 
O Jesus. I repent with my whole heart 
of having offended thee. Never permit 
me to separate myself from thee again ; 
grant that I may love thee always ; and 
then do with me what thou wilt. 

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, etc. 

Dearest Jesus, thou to suffer, 
Goest forth, for love of me, 

By thy death to be my Saviour ; 
Let me die., O Lord, with thee. 



The Stations of the Cross. 473 



SEVENTH STATION. 

Jesus falls the second time. 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 

R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
redeemed the world. 

Consider the second fall of Jesus under the 
Cross ; a fall which renews the pain of all the 
wounds of his head and members. (Pause awhile.) 

MY most sweet Jesus, how many times 
thou hast pardoned me, and how 
many times have I fallen again, and 
begun again to offend thee ! O, by the 
merits of this second fall, give me the 
necessary helps to persevere in thy grace 
until death. Grant that in all temptations 
which assail me, I may always commend 
myself to thee. I love thee, my dear 
Jesus, above all things ; I repent with my 
whole heart of having offended thee. 
Never permit me to separate myself from 



471 The Stations of the Cross. 



thee again. Grant that I may love thee al- 
ways ; and then do with me what thou wilt. 
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, etc. 

Dearest Jesus, thou to suffer, 
Goest forth, for love of me, 

By thy death to be my Saviour ; 
Let me die, O Lord, with thee. 

EIGHTH STATION. 

Jesus speaks to the daughters of Jerusalem. 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 

R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
redeemed the world. 

Consider how these women wept with compas- 
sion at seeing Jesus in such a pitiable state, 
streaming with blood, as he walked along. " My 
children," said he, " weep not for me, but for your 
children." (Pause awhile.) 

MY Jesus, laden with sorrows, I weep 
for the offences I have committed 
against thee, because of the pains they 

■ 



The Stations of the Cross. 470 

have deserved, and still more because of 
the displeasure they have caused thee, 
who hast loved me so much. It is thy 
love, more than the fear of hell, which 
causes me to weep for my sins. My Jesus, 
I love thee more than myself; I repent 
with my whole heart of having offended 
thee. Never permit me to separate my- 
self from thee again. Grant that I may 
love thee always ; and then do with me 
what thou wilt. 

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, etc. 

Dearest Jesus, thou to suffer, 
Goest forth, for love of me, 

By thy death to be my Saviour ; 
Let me die. O Lord, with thee. 

XIXTH STATION. 

Jesus falls the third time. 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 

R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
redeemed the world. 



47 6 The Stations of the Cross. 



Consider the third fall of Jesus Christ. His 
weakness was extreme, and the cruelty of his exe- 
cutioners excessive, who tried to hasten his steps 
when he could scarcely move. (Pause awhile.) 

AH, my outraged Jesus, by the merits 
of the weakness thou didst suffer 
in going to Calvary, give me strength 
sufficient to conquer all human respect, 
and all my wicked passions, which have 
led me to despise thy friendship. I love 
thee, dear Jesus, above all things ; I re- 
pent with my whole heart of having 
offended thee. Never permit me to separ- 
ate myself from thee again. Grant that 
I may love thee always ; and then do with 
me what thou wilt. 

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, etc. 

Dearest Jesus, thou to suffer, 
Goest forth, for love of me, 

By thy death to be my Saviour; 
Let me die, O Lord, with thee. 



The Stations of the Cross. 477 



TENTH STATION. 

Jesus is stripped of his garments. 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 

R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
redeemed the world. 

Consider the violence with which the execu- 
tioners stripped Jesus. His inner garments ad- 
hered to his torn flesh, and they dragged them off 
so roughly that the skin came with them. Com- 
passionate your Saviour thus cruelly treated. 
(Pause awhile.) 

MY innocent Tesus, by the merits of 
the torment thou hast felt, help 
me to strip myself of all affection to 
things of earth, in order that I may place 
all my love in thee, who art so worthy of 
my love. I love thee, O Jesus, above all 
things ; I repent with my whole heart of 
having offended thee. Never permit me 
to separate myself from thee again. Grant 



47 S The Stations of the Cross. 



that I may love thee always ; and then do 
with me what thou wilt. 

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, etc. 

Dearest Jesus, thou to suffer, 
Goest forth, for love of me, 

By thy death to be my Saviour; 
Let me die, O Lord, with thee. 

ELEVENTH STATION. 
Jesus is nailed to the Cross. 

V. "VTe adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 

R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
redeemed the world. 

Consider how Jesus, after being thrown on the 
Cross, extended his hands, and ottered to his 
eternal Father the sacrihce of his life for our sal- 
vation. These barbarians fastened him with nails, 
and then, securing the Cross, allowed him to die 
with anguish on this infamous gibbet. (Pause 
awhile.) 

MY Jesus, loaded with contempt, nail 
my heart to thy feet, that it may 



The Stations of the Cross. 470 

ever remain there, to love thee, and never 
quit thee again. I love thee more than 
myself ; I repent with my whole heart of 
having offended thee. Never permit me 
to separate myself from thee again. Grant 
that I may love thee always ; and then do 
with me what thou wilt. 

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, etc* 

Dearest Jesus, thou to suffer, 
Goest forth, for love of me, 

By thy death to be my Saviour ; 
Let me die, O Lord, with thee. 

TWELFTH STATION. 

Jesus dies on the Cross. 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 

R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
redeemed the world. 

Consider how Jesus, after three hours' agony on 
the Cross, consumed with anguish, abandoned 
himself to the weight of this body, bowed his head 
and died. (Pause awhile.) 



4S0 The Stations of the Cross. 

OMY dying Jesus, I kiss devoutly the 
Cross on which thou didst die for 
love of me. I have merited by my sins 
to die a miserable death, but thy death is 
my hope. Ah ! by the merits of thy 
death, give me grace to die embracing thy 
feet, and burning with love to thee. I 
commit my soul into thy hands. I love 
thee, O Jesus, above all things ; I repent 
of ever having offended thee. Permit 
not that I ever offend thee again. Grant 
that I may love thee always ; and then do 
with me what thou wilt. 

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, 
etc. 

Dearest jesus, thou hast suffered 
On the Cross, for love of me, 

Dying for my soul's salvation ; 
Let me die, O Lord, with thee. 

THIRTEEXTH STATIOX. 
Jesus is taken down from the Cross. 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 

thee. 



The Stations of the Cross. 481 

R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
redeemed the world. 

Consider how our Lord, having expired, two of 
his disciples, Joseph and Nicodemus, took him 
down from the Cross, and placed him in the arms 
of his afflicted Mother, who received him with 
unutterable tenderness, and pressed him to her 
bosom. (Pause awhile.) 



W of this Son, accept me for thy ser- 
vant, and pray for me. And thou, my 
Redeemer, since thou hast died for me, 
permit me to love thee ; for I wish but 
thee, and nothing more. I love thee, my 
Jesus, above all things ; I repent of ever 
having offended thee. Never permit me 
to offend thee again. Grant that I may 
love thee always ; and then do with me 
what thou wilt. 

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, etc. 

Dearest Jesus, thou hast suffered 
On the Cross, for love of me, 

Dying for my soul's salvation ; 
Let me die, O Lord, with thee. 

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482 The Stations of the Cross. 

FOURTEENTH STATION. 
Jesus is placed in the Sepulchre. 

V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise 
thee. 

R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
redeemed the world. 

Consider how the disciples carried the body of 
Jesus to bury it, accompanied by his holy Mother, 
who arranged it in the sepulchre with her own 
hands. They then closed the tomb, and all 
withdrew. 

AH my buried Jesus ! I kiss the stone 
that incloses thee. But thou didst 
rise again the third day. I beseech thee 
by thy resurrection, make me rise glorious 
with thee at the last day, to be always 
united with thee in Heaven, to praise 
thee, and love thee for ever. O Jesus, I 
love thee, and I repent of ever having 
offended thee. Permit not that I ever 
offend thee again. Grant that I may love 
thee ; and then do with me what thou wilt. 
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be, etc. 

Jesus ! for love of me thou diedst on Calvary ; 
Grant me to live, suffer, and die with thee. 



Indidgenced Prayer, 483 

The Memorare* 

REMEMBER, Mary, tenderest heart- 
ed Virgin, how from old the ear 
hath never heard that he who ran to thee 
for refuge, implored thy help and sought 
thy prayers, was forsaken of God. Virgin 
of virgins, Mother, emboldened by this 
confidence, I fly to thee, to thee I come, 
and in thy presence I, a weeping sinner, 
stand. Mother of the Word Incarnate, 
O cast not away my prayer ; but in thy 
pity hear and answer. Amen. 



OK EVEN-SONG 

FOR SUNDAYS. 

Pater noster, Ave Maria, in secret. 

VDEUS, in adjutonum meum 
# intende. 
R. Domine, ad adjuvandum me fes- 
tina. 




VESPERS, 
OR EVEN-SONG 

FOR SUNDAYS. 

Our Father, Hail Mary, in secret. 

^y^7" O God, come to my assistance. 
R. O Lord, make haste to help me. 



486 Vespers. 

V Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui 
Sancto. 

R. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, 
et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. 
Amen. 

Alleluia. 

From Septuagesima to Palm Sunday, inclu- 
sively, is said ; 

Laus tibi, Domine, Rex aeternae 
gloriae : 

Ant. Dixit Dominus. 

In Paschal Time, the Psalms are all said under 
this one Antiphon : Alleluia. 

Psalmus cix. Dixit Dominus. 

DIXIT Dominus Domino meo : 
Sede a dextris meis : 
Donee ponam inimicos tuos : scabel- 
lum pedum tuorum. 

Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Dominus 



Vespers. 487 

V. Glory be to the Father, and to 
the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 

R. As it was in the beginning, is 
now, and ever shall be, world without 
end. Amen. 

Alleluia. 

From Septuagesima to Palm Sunday ^ inclu- 
sively, is said : 

Praise be to thee, O Lord, King of 
everlasting glory. 
Ant. The Lord said. 

In Paschal Time, the Psalms are all said under 
this one Antiphon : Alleluia. 

Psalm cix. Dixit Dominus. 

THE Lord said to my Lord : Sit 
thou at my right hand, 
Until I make thy enemies thy 
footstool 

The Lord will send forth the 



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Vespers. 



ex Sion : dominare in medio inimi- 
corum tuorum. 

Tecum principium in die virtutis 
tuae, in splendoribus Sanctorum : ex 
utero ante luciferum genui te. 

Juravit Dominus, et non poenitebit 
eum : Tu es sacerdos in aeternum, 
secundum ordinem Melchisedech. 

Dominus a dextris tuis : confregit 
in die irae suae re^es. 

Judicabit in nationibus, implebit 
ruinas : conquassabit capita in terra 
multorum. 

De torrente in via bibet : propterea 
exaltabit caput. 

Gloria Patri, etc. 

Ant. Dixit Dominus Domino meo : 
Sede a dextris meis. 
An. Fidelia. 



Vespers. 489 

sceptre of thy power out of Sion : rule 
thou in the midst of thy enemies. 

With thee is the principality in 
the day of thy strength, in the bright- 
ness of the Saints : from the womb 
before the day-star I begot thee. 

The Lord hath sworn, and he 
will not repent : Thou art a priest for- 
ever according to the order of Mel- 
chisedech. 

The Lord at thy right hand hath 
broken kings in the day of his wrath. 

He shall judge among the na- 
tions, he shall fill ruins, he shall crush 
the heads in the land of many. 

He shall drink of the torrent in 
the way : therefore shall he lift up his 
head. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 
Ant. The Lord said to my Lord : 
Sit thou at my right hand. 
Ant Faithful. 



Vespers. 



PSALMUS CX. Co7ifilebor tibi. 

CONFITEBOR tibi, Domine, in 
toto corde meo : in concilio jus- 
torum, et congregatione. 

Magna opera Domini : exquisita in 
omnes voluntates ejus. 

Confessio et magnificentia opus 
ejus : et justitia ejus manet in saeculum 
saeculi. 

Memoriam fecit mirabilium suorum 
misericors et miserator Dominus : 
escam dedit timentibus se. 

Memor erit in speculum testamenti 
sui : virtutem operum suorum annun- 
tiabit populo suo : 

Ut det illis hsereditatem gentium : 
opera manuum ejus Veritas et ju- 
dicium. 

Fidelia omnia mandata ejus ; con- 
firmata in saeculum saeculi : facta in 
veritate et aequitate. 



Vespers. 49 1 

Psalm ex. Confitebor tibi. 

I WILL praise thee, O Lord, with 
my whole heart : in the council 
of the just and in the congregation. 

Great are the works of the Lord : 
sought out according to all his wills. 

His work is praise and magnifi- 
cence : and his justice endureth for- 
ever and ever. 

He hath made a remembrance of 
his wonderful works, being a merciful 
and gracious Lord : he hath given 
food to them that fear him. 

He will be mindful forever of his 
covenant : he will show forth to his 
people the power of his works : 

That he may give them the in- 
heritance of the Gentiles : the works 
of his hands are truth and judgment. 

All his commandments are faithful : 
confirmed forever and ever: made in 
truth and equity. 



49 2 Vespers. 

Redemptionem misit populo suo : 
mandavit in aeternum testamentum 
suum. 

Sanctum et terribile nomen ejus : 
initium sapientise timor Domini. 

Intellectus bonus omnibus facienti- 
bus eum : laudatio ejus manet in 
saeculum saeculi. 

Gloria Patri, etc. 

Ant. Fidelia omnia mandata ejus, 
confirmata in saeculum saeculi. 

Ant. In mandatis. 

Psalm cxi. Beatus vif. 

BEATUS vir qui timet Dominum : 
in mandatis ejus volet nimis. 

Potens in terra erit semen ejus : 
generatio rectorum benedicetur. 



Vespers. 493 

He hath sent redemption to his 
people ; he hath commanded his cov- 
enant for ever. 

Holy and terrible is his name : the 
fear of the Lord is the beginning of 
wisdom. 

A good understanding to all that do 
it : his praise continueth forever and 
ever. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 

Ant. Faithful are all his command- 
ments ; they stand fast forever and 
ever. 

Ant. In his commandments. 

Psalm cxi. Beatus vir. 

BLESSED is the man that feareth 
the Lord ; he shall delight ex- 
ceedingly in his commandments. 

His seed shall be mighty upon earth : 
the generation of the righteous shall 
be blessed. 



494 Vespers. 

Gloria et divitise in domo ejus : 
et justitia ejus manet in saeculum 
saeculi. 

Exortum est in tenebris lumen 
rectis : misericors, et miserator, et 
justus. 

Jucundus homo qui miseretur et 
commodat, disponet sermones suos 
in judicio : quia in aeternum non com- 
movebitur. 

In memoria aeterna erit justus : ab 
auditione mala non timebit. 

Paratum cor ejus sperare in Do- 
mino, confirmatum est cor ejus : non 
commovebitur donee despiciat inimicos 
suos. 

Dispersit, dedit pauperibus ; justitia 
ejus manet in saeculum saeculi : cornu 
ejus exaltabitur in gloria. 

Peccator videbit et irascetur ; den- 



Vespers. 49 5 

Glory and wealth shall be in his 
house : and his justice remaineth for- 
ever and ever. 

To the righteous a light hath arisen 
up in darkness : he is merciful, and 
compassionate, and just. 

Acceptable is the man that show- 
eth mercy, and lendeth : he shall order 
his words with judgment : because he 
shall not be moved forever. 

The just shall be in everlasting re- 
membrance : he shall not fear the 
evil hearing. 

His heart is ready to hope in the 
Lord : his heart is strengthened : he 
shall not be moved until he look over 
his enemies. 

He hath distributed : he hath given 
to the poor : his justice remaineth for- 
• ever and ever : his horn shall be ex- 
alted in glory. 

The wicked shall see and shall be 



496 



I espers. 



ibus suis fremet et tabescet : desiderit- 
um peccatorum peribit, 

Gloria Patri, etc. 

Ant. In mandatis ejus cupit nimis. 
Ant. Sit nomen Domini. 

Psalm cxn. Laudatc, fiueri, 

LAUD ATE, pueri, Dominum : 
laudate nomen Domini. 
Sit nomen Domini benedictum : ex 
hoc nunc et usque in saeculum. 

A solis ortu usque ad occasum : 
laudabile nomen Domini. 

Excelsus super omnes gentes Do- 
minus : et super coelos gloria ejus. 

Ouis sicut Dominus Deus noster, 
qui in altis habitat : et humilia respicit 
in coelo et in terra? 



Vespers 497 

angry, he shall gnash with his teeth, 
and pine away : the desire of the 
wicked shall perish. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 

Ant. In his commandments he hath 
great delight. 

Ant. Blessed be the name. 

Psalm cxii. Laudate, puerL 

PRAISE the Lord, ye children : 
praise ye the name of the Lord. 
Blessed be the name of the Lord : 
from henceforth now and forever. 

From the rising of the sun unto the 
going down of the same, the name of 
the Lord is worthy of praise. 

The Lord is high above all nations, 
and his glory above the heavens. 

Who is like unto the Lord our God, 
who dwelleth on high, and looketh 
down on the low things in heaven and 



49 3 Vespers. 

Suscitans a terra inopem : et de 
stercore erigens pauperem : 

Ut collocet eum cum principibus : 
cum principibus populi sui. 

Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo : 
matrem fiiiorum laetantem. 

Gloria Patri, etc. 

Ant. Sit nomen Domini benedic- 
tum in saecula. 

Ant. Nos qui vivimus. 

Psalm cxiii. I?i exitu Israel. 

IN exitu Israel de yEgypto : domus 
Jacob de populo barbaro. 

Facta est Judaea sanctificatio ejus : 
Israel potestas ejus. 

Mare vidit et fugit : Jordanis con- 
versus est retrorsum. 



Vespers. 499 

Raising 1 up the needy from the 
earth, and lifting the poor out of the 
dung-hill : 

That he may place him with prin- 
ces : with the princes of his people. 

Who maketh a barren woman to 
dwell in a house, the joyful mother of 
children. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 

Ant. Blessed be the name of the 
Lord forever. 

Ant. We who live. 

Psalm cxiii. In exitu Israel 

WHEN Israel came out of Egypt, 
the house of Jacob from a bar- 
barous people. 

Judea was made his sanctuary, Israel 
his dominion. 

The sea saw and fled : Jordan was 
turned back. 



5oo Vespers. 

Montes exultaverunt ut arietes : et 
colles sicut agni ovium. 

Quid est tibi, mare, quod fugisti : 
et tu Jordanis, quia conversus es re- 
trorsum ? 

Montes, exultastis sicut arietes : et 
colles, sicut agni ovium ? 

A facie Domini mota est terra: a 
facie Dei Jacob. 

Qui convertit petram in stagna aqua- 
rum : et rupem in fontes aquarum. 

Non nobis, Domine, non nobis : 
sed nomini tuo da gloriam. 

Super misericordia tua, et veritate 
tua : nequando dicant gentes, Ubi est 
Deus eorum ? 

Deus autem noster in ccelo : omnia 
quaecumque voluit fecit. 



Vespers. ' 5oi 

The mountains skipped like rams : 
and the hills like the lambs of the 
flock. 

What ailed thee, O thou sea, that 
thou didst flee : and thou, O Jordan, 
that thou wast turned back ? 

Ye mountains, that ye skipped like 
rams : and ye hills like the lambs of 
the flock ? 

At the presence of the Lord the 
earth was moved : at the presence of 
the God of Jacob : 

Who turned the rock into pools of 
water : and the stony hills into foun- 
tains of waters. 

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us : 
but unto thy name give glory. 

For thy mercy and for thy truth's 
sake : lest the Gentiles should say, 
Where is their God ? 

But our God is in heaven : he hath 
done all things whatsoever he would. 



502 



Vespers. 



Simulacra gentium argentum et 
aurum : opera manuum hominum. 

Os habent, et non loquentur : oculos 
habent et non videbunt. 

Aures habent, et non audient : nares 
habent, et non odorabunt. 

Manus habent, et non palpabunt : 
pedes habent et non ambulabunt : non 
clamabunt in gutture suo. 

Similes illis fiant qui faciunt ea : et 
omnes qui confidunt in eis. 

Domus Israel speravit in Domino : 
adjutor eorum et protector eorum est. 

Domus Aaron speravit in Domino : 
adjutor eorum et protector eorum est. 

Qui timent Dominum speraverunt in 
Domino : adjutor eorum et protector 
eorum est. 



Vespers. 603 

The idols of the Gentiles are silver 
and gold : the works of the hands of 
men. 

They have mouths, and speak not : 
they have eyes, and see not. 

They have ears, and hear not : they 
have noses, and smell not. 

They have hands, and feel not : 
they have feet, and walk not : neither 
shall they cry out through their throat. 

Let those that make them become 
like unto them : and all such as trust 
in them. 

The house of Israel hath hoped in 
the Lord : he is their helper and 
protector. 

The house of Aaron hath hoped in 
the Lord : he is their helper and pro- 
tector. 

They that fear the Lord have hoped 
in the Lord : he is their helper and 
their protector. 



5o4 Vespers. 

Dominus memor fuit nostri : et 
benedixit nobis. 

Benedixit domiii Israel : benedixit 
domui Aaron. 

Benedixit omnibus qui timent Do- 
minum ; pusillis cum majoribus. 

Adjiciat Dominus super vos : super 
vos, et super filios vestros. 

Benedicti vos a Domino : qui fecit 
coelum et terram. 

Coelum cceli Domino : terram autem 
dedit filiis hominum. 

Non mortui laudabunt te, Domine ; 
neque omnes qui descendunt in in- 
fernum. 

Sed nos qui vivimus, benedicimus 
Domino : ex hoc nunc et usque in 
saeculum. 

Gloria Patri, etc. 

Ant. Nos qui vivimus, benedicimus 
Domino. 



Vespers. 5o5 

The Lord hath been mindful of us : 
and hath blessed us : 

He hath blessed the house of Israel : 
he hath blessed the house of Aaron. 

He hath blessed all that fear the 
Lord : both little and great. 

May the Lord add blessings upon 
you : upon you, and upon your children. 

Blessed be you of the Lord : who 
made heaven and earth. 

The heaven of heavens is the Lords : 
but the earth he hath given to the 
'children of men. 

The dead shall not praise thee, O 
Lord : nor all of them that go down 
to hell. 

But we that live, bless the Lord: 
from this time now and for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 

Ant. We who live, bless the Lord. 



5o6 Vespers. 

Instead of this, the following is often said : 
Psalm cxvi. Laudate Dominum. 

LAUD ATE Dominum, omnes 
gentes : laudate eum, omnes po- 

puli : 

Quoniam confirmata est super nos, 
misericordia ejus : et Veritas Domini 
manet in seternum. 

Capitulum, or Little Chapter. — 2 Cor. i. 

BENEDICTUS Deus et Pater Do- 
mini nostri Jesu Christi, Pater 
misericordiarum, et Deus totius con- 
solationis, qui consolatur nos in omni 
tribulatione nostra. 
R. Deo gratias. 

The Hymn. 

LUCIS Creator optime! 
Lucem dierum proferens, 



Vespers. 5o/ 

Instead of this, the following is often said : 
Psalm cxvi. Landate Dominum. 

O PRAISE the Lord, all ye na- 
tions : praise him, all ye peoples: 

For his mercy is confirmed upon us : 
and the truth of the Lord remaineth 
forever. 

Capitulum, or Little Chapter. — 2 Cor. 1. 

BLESSED be the God and Father 
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the 
Father of mercies, and the God of all 
comfort, who comforteth us in all our 
tribulation. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

The Hymn. 




BLEST Creator of the light ! 
Who dost the dawn from dark- 



ness bring ; 



5o8 Vespers. 
Primordiis lucis novae, 

Mundi parans originem. 



Qui mane junctum vesperi, 
Diem vocari praecipis ; 

Illabitur tetrum chaos ; 

Audi preces cum fletibus ; 
Ne mens, gravata crimine, 

Vitae sit exul munere ; 
Dum nil perenne cogitat, 
Seseque culpis illigat. 

Coeleste pulset ostium, 

Vitale tollat premium : 
Vitemus omne noxium : 
Purgemus omne pessimum. 



Vespers. 5 09 

And framing Nature's depth and 
height, 

Didst with the new-born light 
begin : 

Who, gently blending eve with morn, 
And morn with eve, didst call them 
day; 

Thick flows the flood of darkness 
down ; 

O, hear us as we weep and pray ! 

Keep thou our souls from schemes of 
crime, 

Nor guilt remorseful let them know ; 
Nor, thinking but on things of time, 
Into eternal darkness go. 

Teach us to knock at heavens high 
door ; 

Teach us the prize of life to win ; 
Teach us all evil to abhor, 
And purify ourselves within. 



Vespers. 



Praesta, Pater piissime ! 
Patrique compar unice, 
Cum Spiritu Paraclito, 
Regnans per omne saeculum. 

V. Dirigatur, Domine, oratio mea, 

R. Sicut incensum in conspectu tuo. 

The Magnificat, or Canticle of the 



AGNIFICAT : anima mea 



Et exultavit spiritus meus : in Deo 
salutari meo. 

Qui respexit humilitatem ancillae 
suae : ecce enim ex hoc beatam me 
dicent omnes generationes. 

Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens 
est : et sanctum nomen ejus. 



Blessed Virgin. 




Dominum. 



Vespers. 



5n 



Father of mercies, hear our cry ! 

Hear us, O sole-begotten Son ! 
Who, with the Holy Ghost most high, 

Reignest while endless ages run. 
Amen. 

V. May my prayer, O Lord, be di- 
rected, 

R. Like incense in thy sight. 

The Magnificat, or Canticle of the 
Blessed Virgin. 

J^/J Y soul doth magnify the Lord. 

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God 
my Saviour. 

Because he hath regarded the hu- 
mility of his handmaid : for behold 
from henceforth all generations shall 
call me blessed. 

Because he that is mighty hath done 
great things to me : and holy is his 
name. 



5 I 2 



Vespers. 



Et misericordia ejus a progenie in 
progenies : timentibus eum. 

Fecit potentiam in brachio suo : 
dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. 

Deposuit potentes de sede : et ex- 
altavit humiles. 

Esurientes implevit bonis : et divites 
dimisit inanes. 

Suscepit Israel puerum suum : re- 
cordatus misericordiae suae. 

Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros : 
Abraham et semini ejus in saecula. 

Gloria Patri, etc. 

Here follow the proper Collect and the Com- 



BENEDICAMUS Domino. 



memorations. 




R. Deo gratias. 



Vespers. 



5i3 



And his mercy is from generation 
to generation to them that fear him. 

He hath showed might in his arm : 
he hath scattered the proud in the 
conceit of their heart. 

He hath put down the mighty from 
their seat : and hath exalted the hum- 
ble. 

He hath filled the hungry with good 
things : and the rich he hath sent 
empty away. 

He hath received Israel his servant, 
being mindful of his mercy. 

As he spoke to our fathers : to 
Abraham, and to his seed forever. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 

Here follow the proper Collect and the Com- 
memorations. 

VLET us bless the Lord. 
# R. Thanks be to God. 

33— K. of H. 



5 14 Anthems of the 

V. Fidelium animae per misericor- 
diam Dei requiescat in pace. 

R. Amen. 
Pater noster. 

V. Dominus det nobis suam pacem. 

R. Et vitam seternam. 
Amen. 

Then is sung one of the following 



ANTHEMS. 



From the First Sunday of Advent to Candlemas. 

ALMA REDEMPTORIS MATER. 

ALMA Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia coeli 
Porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti 
Surgere qui curat populo ; tu quae genuisti, 
Natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem, 
Virgo prills ac posterius ; Gabrielis ab ore, 
Sumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere. 



Blessed Virgin. 5 1 5 

V. May the souls of the faithful, 
through the mercy of God, rest in 
peace. 

R. Amen. 

Our Father. 

V. May the Lord grant us his 
peace. 

R. And life everlasting. 
Amen. 

Then is sung one of the following 
ANTHEMS. 

From the First Sunday of Advent to Candlemas. 

ALMA REDEMPTORIS MATER, 

MOTHER of Jesus, heaven's open Gate, 
Star of the sea, uphold our fallen state. 
O thou, whose sacred womb thy Maker bore, 
Remaining ever virginal and pure, 
From sinful lips receive that earnest Hail, 
Which first from Gabriel, hallowed herald, fell. 



5 1 6 Anthems of the 



From the first Sunday of Advent to Christmas, 
the following V. and Prayer are used. 

V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Marise. 
R. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto. 

Or emits. 

GRATIAM tuam, quaesumus, Domine, 
mentibus nostris infunde ; ut qui 
angelo nuntiante Christi Filii tui incarna- 
tionem cognovimus, per passionem ejus et 
crucem ad resurrectionis gloriam perdu- 
camur, per eundem Christum Dominum 
nostrum. 
Amen. 

V. Divinum auxilium maneat semper 
nobiscum. 
R. Amen. 

From Christmas to Purification, the following V. 
and Prayer are used instead of the foregoing. 

V. Post partum, virgo inviolata per- 
mansisti. 



Blessed Virgin. 5 17 

From the first Sunday of Advent to Christmas, 
the following V. and Prayer are used. 

V. The Angel of the Lord declared 
unto Mary. 

R. And she conceived by the Holy 
Ghost. 

Let us Pray. 

POUR forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, 
thy grace into our hearts, that we, 
to whom the incarnation of Christ thy 
Son has been made known by the message 
of an angel, may, by his passion and 
Cross, be brought to the glory of his resur- 
rection, through the same Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

V. May the divine assistance remain 
always with us. 
R. Amen. 

From Christmas to Purification, the following V. 
and Prayer are used instead of the foregoing. 

V. After childbirth thou didst remain 
an inviolate Virgin. 



5i8 



Anthems of the 



R. Dei genitrix, intercede pro nobis. 



riae virginitate foecunda humano 
generi praemia praestitisti ; tribue, quaesu- 
mus, ut ipsam pro nobis intercedere sen- 
tiamus, per quam meruimus Auctorem 
vitae suscipere Dominum nostrum Jesum 
Christum Filium tuum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Divinum auxilium maneat semper 
nobiscum. 
R. Amen, 



Anthem from the Purification till Easter. 



Oremns. 




salutis aeternae beatae Ma- 



Ave, Domina Angelorum, 
Salve, radix, salve, porta, 
Ex qua mundo lux est orta, 




Blessed Virgin. 5 19 j 

■ 

R. Mother of God, make intercession 
for us. 

Let us pray. 

OGOD, who, by the fruitful Virginity 
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, hast 
given to mankind the rewards of eternal 
salvation ; grant, we beseech thee, that 
we may experience her intercession for us, 
through whom we have received the Au- 
thor of life, our Lord Jesus Christ, thy 
Son. 

R. Amen. 

V. May the divine assistance remain 
always with us. 
R. Amen. 



Anthem from the Purification till Easter. 

HAIL, O Queen of Heaven enthroned ! 
Hail, by angels mistress own'd ! 
Root of Jesse ! Gate of morn ! 
Whence the world's true Light was born, 



520 Anthems of the 



Gaude, virgo gloriosa, 
Super omnes speciosa ; 
Vale, o valde decora, 



Et pro nobis Christum exora. 



F", Dignare me laudare te, virgo sacrata. 
R. Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos. 



CONCEDE, misericors Deus, fragilita- 
ti nostrae praesidium ; ut qui sane- 
tae Dei genitricis memoriam agimus, in- 
tercessionis ejus auxilio a nostris iniquita- 
tibus resurgamus. Per eundem Christum 
Dominum nostrum. 
R. Amen. 

V. Divinum auxilium maneat semper 
nobiscum. 
R. Amen. 



Quia quern meruisti portare, Alleluia ; 



Oremus. 



From Easter to Trinity Eve. 




EGINA coeli laetare, Alleluia ; 



Blessed Virgin. 52 1 

Glorious Virgin, joy to thee, 
Loveliest whom in heaven they see ; 
Fairest thou where all are fair ! 
Plead with Christ our sins to spare. 

V. Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O 
sacred Virgin. 

R. Give me strength against thy ene- 
mies. 

Let us pray. 

GRANT, O merciful God, support to 
our frailty : that we who commem- 
orate the Holy Mother of God, may, by 
the help of her intercession, arise from 
our iniquities. Through the same Christ 
our Lord. 
R. Amen. 

K May the divine assistance remain 
always with us. 
R. Amen. 

From Easter to Trinity Eve, 

O QUEEN of heaven, rejoice, Alle- 
luia; 

For he whom thou didst deserve to 
bear, Alleluia ; 



522 



Anthems of the 



Resurrexit, sicut dixit, Alleluia. 
Ora pro nobis Deum, Alleluia. 
V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, Alle- 
luia, 

R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, Alle- 



JL/ tui Domini nostri Jesu Christi, 
mundum laetificare dignatus es, praesta 
quaesumus, ut per ejus genitricem vir- 
ginem Mariam perpetuae capiamus gaudia 
vitae. Per eundem Christum Dominum 
nostrum. 
R. Amen. 

From Trinity Sunday to Advent. 




ALVE, regina, Mater misericordiae ! 
1 vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. 



Ad te clamamus, exules filii Evae. Ad 
te suspiramus, gementes et flentes, in hac 
lacrymarum valle. 



luia. 



Oremus. 




resurrectionem Filii 



Blessed Virgin. 523 

Is risen again as he said, Alleluia. 
Pray for us to God, Alleluia. 
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, 
Alleluia. 

R. Because our Lord is truly risen Al- 
leluia. 

Let us pray. 




GOD, who, by the resurrection of 
thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, 



hast been pleased to fill the world with 
joy, grant, we beseech thee, that by the 
Virgin Mary, his Mother, we may receive 
the joys of eternal life. Through the 
same Christ our Lord. 
R. Amen. 

From Trinity Sunday to Advent 

HAIL, O Queen, O Mother of Mercy! 
hail, our life, our comfort, and our 

hope. 

We, the banished children of Eve, cry 
unto thee. To thee we send up our sighs, 
groaning and weeping in this vale of tears. 



524 Anthems of the 

Eia ergo advocata nostra, illos tuos mi- 
sericordes oculos ad nos converte. 

Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris 
tui, nobis post hoc exilium ostende. 

O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Ma- 
ria. 

V. Ora pro nobis, Sancta Dei Genitrix ; 
R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus 
Christi. 

Oretnus. 

OMNIPOTENS sempiterne Deus, qui 
gloriosae Virginis Matris Marise 
corpus et animam, ut dignum Filii tui 
habitaculum effici mereretur, Spiritu Sanc- 
to cooperante, praeparasti : da ut cujus 
commemoratione laetamur, ejus pia inter- 
cessione ab instantibus malis, et a morte 
perpetua liberemur. Per eundem Chris- 
tum Dominum nostrum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Divinum auxilium maneat semper 
nobiscum. 
R. Amen. 



Blessed Virgin. 5i5 

Come, then, our advocate, and look 
upon us with those pitying eyes. 

And after this our banishment, show us 
Jesus, the blessed fruit of thy womb. 

O merciful, O compassionate, O sweet 
Virgin Mary. 

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. 

R. That we may be made worthy of 
the promises of Christ. 

Let us pray. 

ALMIGHTY and eternal God, who by 
the co-operation of the Holy Ghost, 
didst prepare the body and soul of the 
glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, that she 
might become a worthy habitation for thy 
Son ; grant that, as with joy we celebrate 
her memory, so by her pious intercession 
we may be delivered from present evils 
and eternal death : through the same 
Christ our Lord. 
R. Amen. 

V. May the divine assistance always 
remain with us. 
R. Amen. 




EXPOSITION AND BENEDICTION 

OF THE 

MOST HOLY SACRAMENT. 



When the Priest opens the Tabernacle, and incenses 
the Blessed Sacrament, is sung the 



Hymn, O Salutaris. 



o 



SALUTARIS 

Hostia, 
Qua? cceli pandis ostium ; 
Bella premunt hostilia, 
Da robur, fer auxilium. 



O SAVING Victim, 
opening wide 
The gate of heaven to man 

below ! 
Our foes press on from 

every side ; 
Thine aid supply, thy 
strength bestow. 




OOPYBIOHT, 1874, THOS. KELLY. 



Benediction of B. Sacrament. 527 



Uni trinoque, Domino 
Sit sempiterna gloria, 
Qui vitam sine termino 
Nobis donet in patria. 



Amen, 

Then i 
Hymn, Tantum 

TANTUM ergo Sac- 
ram en turn 
Veneremur cernui: 
Et antiquum documentum 
Novo cedat ritui ; 
Pnestet fides supplemen- 
tum 

Sensuum defectui. 



Genitori, Genitoque 
Laus et jubiiatio, 
Salus, honor, virtus quoque 
Sit et benedictio: 
Procedenti ab utroque 
Compar sit laudatio. 



To thy great name be end- 
less praise, 
Immortal Godhead, one in 

three ! 

Oh, grant us endless length 

of days 
In our true native land 
with thee, 
Amen. 

sung the 
ERGO SACRAMENTUM. 

DOWN in adoration 
falling, 
Lo ! the sacred Host we 
hail ; 

Lo ! o'er ancient forms 

departing, 
Newer rites of grace pre- 
vail : 

Faith for all defects sup- 
plying 

Where the feeble sensesfail. 

To the everlasting Father, 
And the Son who reigns 

on high, 
With the Holy Ghost pro- 
ceeding 
Forth from each eternally, 
Be salvation, honor, bless- 
ing, 

Might and endless majesty! 



528 Benediction of the 



V. Panem de coelo 
prsestitisti eis. [Al- 
leluia.] 

R. Omne delecta- 
mentum in se ha- 
bentem. [Alleluia.] 

Oremus, 

DEUS qui 
nobis, sub 
sacramento mirabili, 
passionis tuae memo- 
riam reliquisti : tri- 
bue, quaesumus, ita 
nos corporis et san- 
guinis tui sacra mys- 
teria venerari, ut re- 
demptions tui fruc- 
tum in nobis jugiter 
sentiamus. Qui vi- 
vis et regnas in 
saecula saeculorum. 
Amen. 



V. Thou didst 
give them bread 
from heaven. [Alle- 
luia.] 

R. Containing in 
itself all sweetness. 
[Alleluia.] 

Let us pray. 

OGOD, who 
has left us 
in this wonderful 
Sacrament a perpet- 
ual memorial of thy 
passion : grant us, 
we beseech thee, so 
to reverence the sa- 
cred mysteries of 
thy Body and Blood, 
that we may contin- 
ually find in our 
souls the fruit of thy 
Redemption: Thou 
wholivest and reign- 
est world without 
end. Amen. 



Blessed Sacrament. 529 



After the Priest has chanted this prayer, the white veil is 
laid over his shoulders, and he then mounts the steps 
of the altar, and taking in his hands the monstrance 
which contains the Blessed Sacrament, gives the 
Benediction by making with it over the Congregation 
the sign of the Cross. At this moment kneel more 
profoundly than before, to receive this divine blessing 
of your Saviour, and say : 

OMY GOD, I am sorry — I am sorry 
for my sins: forgive me them, and 
give me my part in this heavenly blessing ! 
I love thee, I will love thee always, and 
I seek to please thee in every thought, in 
every word, and every action of my life, 
if* In the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 




34— K. of H. 



* PRAYERS FOR A GOOD DEATH. 



LORD Jesus, God of goodness, Father 
of mercies, I stand before thee with 
heart humbled, contrite, and full of com- 
punction ; to thee I commend my last 
hour and all that awaits me after it. 

"When my feet motionless shall warn me 
that my course is well-nigh run, 

Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 

When my hands, trembling and be- 
numbed, shall no more be able to clasp 
thee crucified, and spite of myself I am 
forced to let thee fall upon my painful bed, 
Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 



Prayers for a 531 

When my eyes, dim and distorted at the 
dread of approaching death, shall fix on 
thee their languid dying balls, 

Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 

When my lips, cold and quivering, shall 
say for the last time thy most adorable 
Name, 

Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 

When my cheeks, pale and livid, inspire 
the bystanders with compassion and awe, 
and my hair, bathed in the sweat of death, 
stands up upon my head and declares my 
hour is come, 

Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 

When my ears, soon to be shut for ever 
to the words of men, shall be opened to 
hear thy voice pronouncing the sentence 
by which my condition is to be irrevocably 
fixed for all eternity, 

Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 

When my imagination, preyed upon by 
horrible and fearful spectres, shall be 
drowned in - mortal woe, and my spirit, 
stricken with the sight of my ill-doings 



Good Death. 



and the fear of thy justice, shall wrestle 
with the powers of darkness, striving to 
take from me the consoling sight of thy 
mercies and to cast me down headlong 
into the pit of despair, 

Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 

When my weak heart, borne down with 
the pain of my disease, shall be overtaken 
with the horror of death, and be exhausted 
by the efforts it has made against the ene- 
mies of my salvation, 

Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 

When I shed my last tears, sign of my 
dissolution, do thou receive them as an 
expiatory sacrifice, that so I may expire a 
victim of penance ; then in that dread 
moment, 

Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 

When relatives and friends, compassing 
me round about, melt into tears at my 
sad state, and invoke thee in my behalf, 
Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 

When my senses are gone, and the 
world has vanished from my sight ; and 



Prayers for a 533 

when in the anguish of my last agony and 
in the affright of death I groan, 

Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 

When the heart's last sobs shall force 
my soul to depart from my body, do thou 
accept these sobs as the children of a holy 
impatience, eager to come to thee ; and 
then do thou, 

Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 

When my soul, long tarrying upon the 
brink of my lips, shall issue for ever out of 
this world, and leave my body pale, cold, 
and lifeless, O do thou accept this disso- 
lution of my being as the homage which I 
render thy divine Majesty ; and then do 
thou, 

Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 
Last of all, when my soul shall appear 
before thee, and for the first time see the 
immortal brightness of thy majesty, O 
cast it not away from thy presence, but 
vouchsafe to receive it into the loving 
bosom of thy tender mercy, there for ever 
to sing thy- praises, world without end. 

Merciful Jesus, have pity upon me. 



534 Good Death. 

Prayer. 

OGOD, who condemning all men once 
to die, hast yet concealed from them 
the moment and the hour of their death ; 
grant that I, passing all the days of my 
life in justice and in holiness, may be 
made worthy to depart out of this world 
in thy holy love. Through the merits of 
our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and 
reigneth with thee in the unity of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 




DEVOTION OF THE FORTY HOURS. 



I. — Its Institution, and the Indulgences 
attached. 

PHE forty hours adoration of the Bless- 



jL ed Sacrament was introduced first in 
Milan, in the year 1534., in memory of the 
forty hours during which the Sacred Body of 
our Lord reposed in the Sepulchre. This 
pious exercise spread afterwards to other 
cities of Italy, and by the instrumentality 
of St. Philip Neri, was celebrated at Rome, 
especially, with great solemnity, A. D. 
1548, in the Church of the most Holy 
Trinity of the Pilgrims, on the first Sun- 
day of every month, and A. D. 1551, on 




5j6 Devotion of the 

every third Sunday of the month in the 
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of 
Prayer. In other churches also, this pious 
exercise was practiced, that the devotion 
of the faithful towards this most Holy 
Sacrament might be satisfied. Finally in 
the year 1592, Clement VIII., in his Con- 
stitution Graves et diutumcz (Nov. 25), 
seeking a heavenly remedy for the public 
calamities of the Church, ordained that 
this Devotion of the Forty Hours, begin- 
ning from the first Sunday of Advent, on 
which day it would be celebrated every 
year in the Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, 
should proceed from one church of the 
city of Rome to another successively, so 
that through the whole course of the year 
the faithful should be able to visit some- 
where, their Lord in the most holy Sacra- 
ment, exposed to public veneration, and 
should embrace the occasion of pouring 
forth their prayers, day and night before 
him, and of craving his mercy in their ne- 
cessities. The same holy pontiff conceded 
moreover, many Indulgences to all the 



Forty Hours. 537 

faithful, who should pray devoutly before 
the most holy Sacrament thus exposed. 
Pope Paul V. (10 May, A. D. 1606) con- 
firmed the same, and made them perpet- 
ual, 

2 . — Indulgences. 

THE indulgences which may be gained 
by the faithful during this pious 
devotion of the Forty Hours, are as 
follows : 

1. A Plenary Indulgence to those who, 
after Confession and Holy Communion, 
devoutly visit for a becoming space of 
time, the church where the Most Holy 
Sacrament is exposed. 

2. A Partial Indulgence of ten years 
and as many quarantines to those who 
visit the church in which the Most Holy 
Sacrament is exposed, with a firm resolu- 
tion to make a good confession, to be 
gained every time they make such a visit. 
Both these Indulgences may be applied 
by way of suffrage, to the souls in Purga- 
tory, according to the rescript of Pius 



538 Forty Honrs. 

VIII., 12 May, A. D. 18 17. Besides all 
these spiritual favors, all the altars of the | 
church in which the Forty Hours are 
celebrated, are declared privileged during 
the celebration of this pious exercise. 





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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. 






AT MATINS. 






OME, my lips, and wide proclaim 
\^ The blessed Virgin's spotless fame. 






V. O Lady, make speed to befriend 
me. 

R. From the hands of the enemy might- 
ily defend me. 

V. Glory be to the Father, etc. Alle- 
luia. 







540 Immaculate Conception. 



From Septuagesima to Easter, instead of Alleluia is 
said : 

PRAISE be to thee, O Lord, King 
of everlasting glory. 

Hymn. 

HAIL, Queen of the heavens ! 
Hail, Mistress of earth ! 
Hail, Virgin most pure, 

Of immaculate birth ! 

Clear star of the morning, 

In beauty enshrined ] 
O Lady, make speed 

To the help of mankind. 

Thee God in the depth 

Of eternity chose ; 
And formed thee all fair 

As his glorious Spouse ; 

And called thee his Word's 

Own Mother to be, 
By whom he created 

The earth, sky, and sea. 

Amen. 



V. God elected her, and pre-elected 



Little Office of the 541 

R. He made her to dwell in his taber- 
nacle. 

V. O Lady, hear my prayer, 

R. And let my cry come unto thee. 

Let us pray. 

HOLY Mary, Queen of Heaven, 
Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
and Mistress of the world, who forsakest 
no one, and despisest no one ; look upon 
me, O Lady, with an eye of pity, and en- 
treat for me, of thy beloved Son, the for- 
giveness of all my sins : that as I now cel- 
ebrate with devout affection thy holy and 
Immaculate Conception, so, hereafter, I 
may receive the prize of eternal blessed- 
ness, by the grace of him w T hom thou, in 
virginity, didst bring forth, Jesus Christ 
our Lord : who, with the Father and the 
Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, in per- 
fect Trinity, God, world without end. 
Amen. 

V. O Lady, hear my prayer, 

R. And,let my cry come unto thee. 

V. Let us bless the Lord. 



542 Immaculate Conception. 



R. Thanks be to God. 
V. May the souls of the faithful, 
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. 
R. Amen. 

AT PRIME. 

V. Lady, make speed to befriend 
me. 

R. From the hands of the enemy might- 
ily defend me. 

V. Glory be to the Father, etc. Alle- 
luia. 

Hymn. 

HAIL, Virgin most wise ! 
Hail Deity's shrine ! 
With seven fair pillars, 

And table divine ! 

Preserved from the guilt 

Which hath come on us all ! 

Exempt, in the womb, 

From the taint of the Fall ! 

O new star of Jacob ! 

Of Angels the Queen ! 
O gate of the Saints ! 

O mother of men ! 



Little Office of the 643 

O terrible as 

The embattled array ! 
Be thou of the faithful 

The refuge and stay. 

. Amen. 

V. The Lord himself created her in the 
Holy Ghost. 

R. And poured her out among all his 
works. 

V. O Lady, hear, etc. (with the Prayer 
and Versicles, as at p. 414). 

AT TIERCE. 

V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me, 
R. From the hands of the enemy might- 
ily defend me. 

V. Glory be to the Father etc. Alle- 
luia. 

Hymn. 

HAIL, Solomon's throne ! 
Pure ark of the law ! 
Fair rainbow and bush ! 

Which the Patriarch saw. 

Hail, Gedeon's fleece ! 

Hail, blossoming rod ! 
Samson's sweet honeycomb ! 

Portal of God ! 



544 



Immaculate Conception. 



Well fitting it was, 

That a Son so divine 
Should preserve from all touch. 

Of original sin ; 

Nor suffer by smallest 

Defect to be stained, 
That Mother, whom he 

For himself had ordained. 

Amen. 

V. I dwell in the highest. 

R. And my throne is on the pillar of 
the clouds. 

V. O Lady, hear, etc. (with the Prayer 
and Versicles, as at p. 414). 

AT SEXT. 

V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me. 

R. From the hands of the enemy might- 
ily defend me. 

V. Glory be to the Father, etc. Alle- 
luia. 

Hymn. 

HAIL, virginal Mother \ 
Hail, purity's cell ! 
Fair shrine where the Trinity 
Loveth to dwell ! 



Little Office of the 



5^.5 



Hail, garden of pleasure ! 

Celestial balm ! 
Cedar of chastity ! 

Martyrdom's palm ! 

Thou land set apart 

From uses profane ! 
And free from the curse 

Which in Adam began ! 

Thou city of God ! 

Thou gate of the east ! 
In thee is all grace, 

O joy of the blest! 

Amen. 

V. As the lily among the thorns, 
R. So is my beloved among the daugh- 
ters of Adam. 

V. O Lady, hear, etc. (with the Prayer 
and Versicles, as at p. 414). 

AT XOXE. 

V, O Lady, make speed to befriend 
me. 

R. From the hands of the enemy might- 
ily defend me. 

V, Glory- be to the Father, etc. Alle- 
luia. 

35 — K. of H. 



546 Immaculate Conception. 



Hymn. 

HAIL, city of refuge ! 
Hail, David's high tower ! 
With battlements crowned 

And girded with power ! 

Filled at thy Conception 

With love and with light ! 
The dragon by thee 

Was shorn of his might. 

O woman most valiant ! 

O Judith thrice blest ! 
As David was nursed 

In fair Abisag's breast. 

As the saviour of Egypt 

Upon Rachel's knee : 

So the world's great Redeemer 
Was cherished by thee. 

Amen. 



V. Thou art all fair, my beloved, 
R. And the original stain was never in 
thee. 

y. O Lady, hear, etc. (with the Prayer 
and Versicles, as at p. 414). 



Little Office of the 547 



AT VESPERS. 

V. O Lady, make speed to befriend 
me. 

R. From the hands of the enemy might- 
ily defend me. 

V. Glory be to the Father, etc. Alle- 
luia. 

Hymn. 

HAIL, dial of Achaz ! 
On thee the true sun 
Told backward the course 

Which from old he had run I 

And, that man might be raised, 

Submitting to shame, 
A little more low 

Than the Angels became. 
Thou, wrapt in the blaze 

Of his infinite light, 
D"ost shine as the morn 

On the confines of night ; 

As the moon on the lost 

Through obscurity dawns ; 
The serpent's destroyer ! 
-'A lily 'mid thorns. 

Amen. 



548 Immaculate Conception. 



V. I made an unfailing light to arise in 
heaven, 

R. And as a mist I overspread the 
whole earth. 

V. O Lady, hear, etc. (with the Prayer 
and Versicles, as at p. 414). 

AT COMPLINE. 

V. May Jesus Christ, thy Son, recon- 
ciled by thy prayers, O Lady, convert our 
hearts, 

R. And turn away his anger from us. 

V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me. 

R. From the hands of the enemy might- 
ily defend me. 

V. Glory be to the Father, etc. Alle- 
luia. 

Hymn, 

HAIL, Mother most pure ! 
Hail, Virgin renowned ! 
Hail, Queen with the stars 

As a diadem crowned ! 

Above all the Angels 

In glory untold, 
Standing next to the King 

In a vesture of gold ! 



Immaculate Conception. 549 

O Mother of mercy ! 

O star of the wave ! 
O hope of the guilty ! 

O light of the grave. 

Through thee may we come 

To the haven of rest ! 
And see heaven's King 

In the courts of the blest ! 

Amen. 



V. Thy name, O Mary, is as oil poured 
out. 

jR. Thy servants have loved thee ex- 
ceedingly. 

V. O Lady, hear, etc. (with the Prayer 
and Versicles, as at p. 414). 



JL I lay at thy feet, 
O Virgin of Virgins ! 

O Mary most sweet ! 

Be thou my true guide 

Through this pilgrimage here ; 
And stand by my side 

When death draweth near. 



THE COMMENDATION. 




V. Thanks be to God. 



THE REMEMBER OF OUR LADY OF THE 
SACRED HEART. 

REMEMBER, O our Lady of the Sa- 
cred Heart ! the unlimited power 
that thou possessest over the Heart of thy 
adorable Son. Full of confidence in thy 
merits, I come to implore thy protection. 
O Sovereign Mistress of the Heart of 
Jesus ! of that Heart which is the inex- 
haustible source of all graces, and which 
thou canst open at thy pleasure, and cause 
all the treasures of love and mercy, of 
light and salvation, that this Heart in- 
closes, to descend upon man, grant me, I 
conjure thee, the favor I solicit. No, I 
cannot bear a refusal, and because thou 
art my mother, O our Lady of the Sacred 
Heart ! favorably receive my prayer, and 
vouchsafe to grant my petition. Amen. 




PRAYER TO ST. PATRICK. 



[From the Novena, approved at Rome.] 




GLORIOUS apostle of Ireland, St. 
Patrick, I beg of you to accept 



the poor offering which I desire to pre- 
sent to you, during these days, dedicated 
to your honor. I now offer all the good 
resolutions I shall make. I propose to 
devote myself wholly and entirely to the 
attainment of the end of my creation. 
Yes, O great Saint, I am resolved, with 
the divine aid, to save my soul at all haz^ 
ards. Cost what it may, I am determined 
to effect that great object. Do you aid 
me, by your powerful intercession. Ob- 
tain for me your spirit of prayer ; your de- 



552 Prayer to St. Patrick. 

tachment from the things of the world ; 
your ardent love for God, and zeal for the 
salvation of my neighbor. Obtain for me 
a tender, filial, and constant devotion to 
the glorious Mother of God, who is our 
life, our sweetness, and our hope. I com- 
mend to you the Holy Catholic Church. 
Bring back by your prayers, to the em- 
braces of this tender mother, all those 
poor souls whom error and the fraud of 
their infernal enemy have torn from her 
bosom. Convert all poor sinners to the 
paths of justice, by your powerful inter- 
cession. Obtain peace for all Christian 
people, that we all united together by the 
unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, may 
imitate your virtues in this life, and par- 
ticipate in your glory hereafter. Amen. 




LITANY 



or 

SAINT PATRICK. 

APOSTLE AND PATRON OF THE IRISH 
RACE. 



LORD, have mercy on us. 
Christ, have mercy on us. 
Lord, have mercy on us. 
Christ, hear us. 
Christ, graciously hear us. 
God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy 
on us. 

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, 

Have mercy on us. 
God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. 
Holy Trinity one God, Have mercy on us. 
Holy Mary, 
Holy Mother of God, 
All ye holy Angels, 
All ye Apostles and Evangelists, 
All ye holy Saints and Doctors, 
All ye holy Bishops and Confessors, j 



554 Litany of St. Patrick. 

St. Patrick, Apostle and Patron of 

Ireland, 
St. Patrick, vessel of election, 
St. Patrick, model of penitents, 
St. Patrick, example of mortification, 
St. Patrick, meek and humble, 
St. Patrick, mild and patient, 
St. Patrick, pure and temperate, 
St. Patrick, zealous pastor of souls, 
St. Patrick, ardent lover of Jesus, 
St. Patrick, singularly devoted to our f-^ 

Blessed Lady, 
St. Patrick, most constant in holy 

prayer, 

St. Patrick, example of perfect charity. 
St. Patrick, glory of Ireland, 
St. Patrick, our powerful protector, 
St. Patrick, pillar of Catholicity, 
St. Patrick, confessor of the faith, 
St. Patrick, herald of salvation, 
St. Patrick, our father in Christ, 
Lord Jesus, we beseech thee to hear 
us, 

That it would please thee through the 
intercession of thy servant Pat- 



Litany of St. Patrick. 555 



rick, to make thy name glorious 

to all who know it not, 
That thou vouchsafe to preserve the 

Pope, and all ecclesiastical orders 

in religion, 
That thou wilt protect our bishops 

and clergy, and all who labor in 

thy holy Church, 
That thou wilt preserve and increase 

the faith among us, 
That thou wilt enlighten all those who 

are in error, and bring them to 

the knowledge of thy truth, 
That thou wilt deliver us from all sin. . 
From all pride and impurity, 

Deliver us, O Lord. 
From all hatred and ill-will, 

Deliver us, O Lord. 
From all violence and intemperance, 

Deliver us, O Lord. 
From a sudden and unprovided death, 

Deliver us, O Lord. 
In the day of judgment, 

Deliver 21s, O Lord. 



556 Litany of St. Patrick. 



Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 

of the world, Spare us, O Lord. 
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 

of the world, Hear us, O Lord. 
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 

of the world, Have mercy o?i us. 
Lord, have mercy on us. 
Christ, have mercy on us. 
Lord, have mercy on us. 
Pray for us, St. Patrick. 
That we may be made worthy of the 

promises of Christ. 



GOD, who hast vouchsafed to send 



V_>/ thy confessor and bishop, the 
blessed St. Patrick, to preach thy glory to 
nations, grant, by his merits and interces- 
sion, that we may accomplish in thy mer- 
cy what thou commandest to be done. 
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 



Let us pray. 




LITANY 

OF 

ST, BRIDGET, 

OF IRELAND. 

SUITABLE FOR A NOVENA BEFORE HER 
FEAST. 



LORD, have mercy on us. 
Christ, have mercy on us. 
Lord, have mercy on us. 
Christ, hear us. 
Christ, graciously hear us. 
God, the Father of heaven, Have mercy 
on us. 

God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, 

Have mercy on us. 
God, the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. 
Holy Trinity, one only God, Have mercy 

on us. 



558 Litany of St. Bridget. 



Holy Mary, Queen of Virgins, 
St. Bridget, patroness of Ireland, 
St. Bridget, shining light of virtue 

and sanctity, 
St. Bridget, consecrated spouse of 

Jesus Christ, 
St. Bridget, corner-stone of the mon- 
astic institute in the isle of Saints, 
St. Bridget, great model of Irish vir- 
gins, 

St. Bridget, mother of religions, 
St. Bridget, pattern of religious per- 
fection, 

St. Bridget, intercessor for the Irish 
Church, 

St. Bridget, mediatrix for the Irish 
race, 

St. Bridget, protectress of the holy 1 

faith planted by St. Patrick, 
St. Bridget, enjoying with him the 

clear vision of God, j 
Lamb, of God, etc. 

V. Pray for us, glorious St. Bridget. 
R. That we may be made worthy of 
the promises of Christ. 



Rosary of St. Bridget* 559 

Let us pray. 

OGOD, who dost rejoice us on this 
day, by the festival of the blessed 
St. Bridget, thy virgin, mercifully grant 
that we may be assisted by her merits, by 
whose chastity we are illumined. Through 
Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. 



ROSARY OR CHAPLET GALLED AFTER ST. 
BRIDGET. 

POPE Leo X. 9 and Pope Clement XI., 
granted many Indulgences to all 
who carry about them, or who say the 
Chaplet, called after St. Bridget, because 
she first conceived the idea of it and pro- 
mulgated the usage of it. 

This Chaplet is said in honor of the 
sixty-three years which the most holy 
Mary lived upon this earth, being made 
up of six divisions, each division consist- 
ing of one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, 
and one creed; after these is said one 



56o Indulgences. 

more Our Father, and three more Hail 
Marys ; thus in all there will be seven 
Our Fathers, to mark the number of her 
seven dolors and seven joys ; the three 
Hail Marys being added to make up the 
full number of sixty-three years. 

It is requisite, in order to gain these 
Indulgences, that the Chaplet, being made, 
as has been said, of six decades, etc., 
should be blessed by the superiors of the 
monastic houses or other priests of the 
order of St. Saviour, sometimes called the 
order of St. Bridget, deputed for this pur- 
pose ; and after they have been blessed 
they cannot be sold, or lent for the pur- 
pose of communicating the Indulgences 
to others. 

Summary of Indulgences annexed to the 
Chaplet of St, Bridget. 

I. The Indulgence of one hundred 
days, for each Pater, one hundred days 
for each Ave, and one hundred days for 
each Credo, to all the faithful who say 
the Rosary or Chaplet of St. Bridget. 



Indulgences. 



2. The Indulgence of seven years and 
seven quarantines, besides the above, to 
every one who says the said Rosary or 
Chaplet of fifteen decades. 

3. The Plenary Indulgence to all who 
shall say at least five decades daily for a 
year, or any one day in the year. 

6. The Plenary Indulgence, once a 
month, to all who say this Chaplet daily 
for a month, on any one day when, after 
Confession and Communion, they visit a 
church and pray as above. 




3&— K. of H. 




A REQUIEM MASS AT FUNERALS, 

OR FOR THE 

FAITHFUL DEPARTED. 



Prayer before Mass. 

O ETERNAL God! who, besides the 
general precepts of charity, hast 
commanded a particular respect to be 
shown to parents, kindred,- and benefac- 
tors, and by the institution of the Sacrifice 
of the Mass hast left us the means of tes- 
tifying our love and gratitude towards 



Funeral Mass and Service. 563 



them, even after death, vouchsafe that the 
Mass I this day offer, in union with thy 
minister, for the soul of N., may shorten 
his sufferings, if he be still detained in the 
purifying flames of purgatory. 

As there may be many of my friends, 
relatives, or ancestors, tormented in these 
intense flames, who were the instruments 
of thy Providence, in bestowing on me 
existence, education, and innumerable 
other blessings, grant that I may be the 
means of obtaining for them a speedy re- 
lease from their excessive sufferings, and 
a free admittance to thy eternal joys : 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



W spirits of the just live, and in whose 
holy custody are deposited the souls of 
all that depart hence in an inferior degree 
of grace, and are therefore detained in a 
state of suffering ; as we bless thee for 
the saints already admitted into thy glory, 



At the beginning of Mass. 




ALMIGHTY God! to whom the 



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so we humbly offer up our prayers for tha 
afflicted souls who continually sigh after 
the day of their deliverance. 

If among them be the souls of those 
for whom we this day petition, vouchsafe 
to pardon their sins, that they may be- 
hold thee, and in thy glorious light eter- 
nally rejoice. Through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Introit. 



Requiem seter- 
nam dona eis, Do- 
mine ; et lux perpe- 
tua luceat eis. Ps. 
64. Te decet hym- 
nus, Deus, in Sion ; 
et tibi reddetur vo- 
tum in Jerusalem. 
Exaudi orationem 
meam : ad te omnis 
caro veniet. Re- 
quiem. 



Eternal rest 
give unto them, O 
Lord ; and let per- 
petual light shine 
upon them. Ps. 64. 
A hymn, O God, 
becometh thee in 
Sion ; and a vow 
shall be paid to 
thee in Jerusalem. 
O, hear my prayer: 
to thee all flesh shall 
come. Eternal, etc. 



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Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy 

(thrice) on us. 

Christe eleison. Christ have mercy 

(thrice) on us. 

Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy 

(thrice) on us. 

The Gloria in Excelsis is omitted in all Masses for 
the dead. 

Collect at Funeral Mass, 



DEUS, cui propri- 
um est misereri sem- 
per et parcere, te 
supplices exoramus 
pro anima famuli tui 
N. quam hodie de 
hoc saeculo migrare 
jussisti : ut non tra- 
das earn in maims 
inimici, neque obli- 
viscaris in finem, sed 
jubeas earn a Sanctis 
Angelis suscipi, et 
ad patriam paradisi 



O God, whose 
property is always 
to have mercy and 
to spare, we humbly 
beseech thee for the 
soul of thy servant 
[ . . . ] which thou 
hast this day com- 
manded to go forth 
from this world, that 
thou wouldst not de- 
liver it up into the 
hands of the enemy, 
nor forget it unto 



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perduci, ut quia in 
te speravit et credi- 
dit, non pcenas in- 
ferni sustineat, sed 
gaudia seterna possi- 
deat. Per Domi- 
num. 



the end ; but com- 
mand it to be receiv- 
ed by thy holy an- 
gels, and to be car- 
ried to Paradise, its 
true country ; that 
as in thee it had 
faith and hope, it 
may not suffer the 
pains of hell, but 
may possess eter- 
nal joys ; through 
our Lord. 



Collect on the Anniversary Day. 

OLORD, the God of mercy and par- 
don, grant to the soul of thy servant 
[....] whose anniversary we commemo- 
rate, the seat of refreshment, the happiness 
of rest, and the brightness of light ; 
through our Lord, etc. 



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Collect for All Souls Day, and for the 
Faithful Departed in general. 

OGOD, the Creator and Redeemer of 
all the faithful, grant unto the 
souls of thy servants departed, the remis- 
sion of all their sins ; that, by pious sup- 
plications, they may obtain the pardon 
which they have always desired, Grant 
this, O God, who livest and reignest for 
ever and ever. Amen, 



Epistle — i Thess. iv. 12-17. 

BRETHREN : And we will not have 
you ignorant, brethren, concerning 
them that are asleep, that you be not sor- 
rowful, even as others who have no hope. 

For if we believe that Jesus died and 
rose again, even so them who have slept 
through jesus, will God bring with him. 

For this Ave say unto vou in the word of 
the Lord, that we who are alive, who re- 
main unto the coming of the Lord, shah 
not prevent them who have slept. 



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For the Lord himself shall come down 
from Heaven with commandment, and 
with the voice of an Archangel, and with 
the trumpet of God : and the dead who are 
in Christ shall rise first. 

Then we who are alive, who are left, 
shall be caught up together with them in 
the clouds to meet Christ, into the air, and 
so shall we be always with the Lord. 

Wherefore comfort you one another 
with these words. 



1 j Lord ; and let perpetual light shine 
upon them. V. The just shall be in ever- 
lasting remembrance : he shall not be 
afraid for any evil report. Release, O 
Lord, the souls of all the faithful departed 
from the bonds of their sins. V. And 
by the assistance of thy grace, may they 
merit to escape the sentence of condem- 
nation. V. And enjoy the bliss of eternal 
light. 



Gradual. 




unto them, O 



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The Sequence. 

DIES IBJE. 

DIES irae, dies ilia 
Solvet saeclum in favilla ; 
Teste David cum Sibylla. 

Quantus tremor est futurus 
Quando Judex est venturus, 
Cuncta stricte discussurus ! 

Tuba mirum spargens sonum 
Per sepulchra regionum, 
Coget omnes ante thronum. 

Mors stupebit et natura 
Cum resurget creatura, 
Judicanti responsura. 

Liber scriptus proferetur 
In quo totum continetur, 
Unde mundus judicetur. 

Judex ergo cum sedebit, 
Quidquid latet, apparebit : 
Nil inultum remanebir. 



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The Sequence. 

THE DAY OF WRATH. 

DAY of wrath ! — that day of woe, 
Doomed to melt all things below, 
Psalms and Sibyl songs foreshow. 

On each breast what terrors lie, 
When descending from the sky 
Comes the Judge our souls to try ! 

Dread and strange the trumpet's tone, 
Loud through death's dominions blown, 
Gathers all around the throne. 

Death and nature in surprise 
See the trembling creature rise, 
Summoned to that last assize. 

Now the written Book appears 
Which the faithful record bears 
Whence the world its sentence hears. 

When the Judge assumes the throne, 
Every hidden thought is known, 
Unavenged sins are none. 



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Quid sum miser tunc dicturus 
Quern patronum rogaturus ? 
Cum vix justus sit securus. 

Rex tremendse majestatis, 
Qui salvandos salvas gratis? 
Salve me, fons pietatis. 

Recordare Jesu pie, 
Quod sum causa tu2e viae, 
Ne me perdas ilia die. 

Quaerens me sedisti lassus, 
Redemisti crucem passus : 
Tantus labor non sit cassus. 

Juste Judex ultionis, 
Donum fac remissionis 
Ante diem rationis. 

Ingemisco tanquam reus, 
Culpa rubet vultus meus, 
Supplicanti parce Deus. 

Qui Mariam absolvisti, 
Et latronem exaudisti, 
Mihi quoque spem dedisti. 



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How shall I that day endure ? 
What kind patron's voice secure, 
When the righteous scarce are sure ? 

King of dreadful majesty, 
Granting souls their ransom free, 
Fount of pity, save thou me. 

Recollect, sweet Lord, I pray, 
Thou for me didst tread life's way, 
Save me in that bitter day. 

Seeking me thou satst forlorn. 
Save me on the tree of scorn. 
Shall such love meet no return ? 

Just avenging Judge, I pra\% 
Take my countless sins away 
Ere the awful reck'ning day. 

Lo, I mourn the guilt which thou 
Seest on my crimsoned brow ; 
Spare, O God, thy suppliant now. 

Thou who Magdalen didst free, 
And the thief call unto thee, 
Hope dost likewise give to me. 



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Preces meae non sunt dignae : 
Sed tu bonus fac benigne, 
Ne perenni cremer igne. 

Inter oves locum praesta, 
Et ab hoedis me sequestra, 
Statuens in parte dextra. 

Confutatis maledictis, 
Flammis acribus addictis, 
Voca me cum benedictis. 

Oro supplex et acclinis, 
Cor contritum quasi cinis: 
Gere curam mei finis. 

Lacrymosa dies ilia, 
Qua resurget ex favilla 
Judicandus homo reus, 
Huic ergo parce Deus. 

Pie Jesu Domine, 

Dona eis requiem. Amen. 



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Worthless though my feeble cry, 
Help me, gracious Lord, or I, 
Burn in flames that never die. 

Bid me with thy sheep to stand, 
Severed from the goats' lost band, 
Placed secure at thy right hand. 

When at last thy righteous ire 
Binds the damned in chains of fire, 
Call me to thy chosen choir. 

Hear my prayer low bending down, 
This crushed heart like ashes grown, 
Guard my end, and claim thine own. 

Day of weeping, Day of doom, 
When man riseth from the tomb, 
Called to meet the Judge divine, 
Save this soul and make it thine. 

Unto all, O Jesu blessed, 

Grant thine everlasting rest. Amen. 



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Gospel— St. John xi. 21-27. 

AT that time Martha said to Jesus: 
Lord, if thou hadst been here, my 
brother had not died. But now also I 
know that whatsoever thou wilt ask of 
God, God will give it thee. 

Jesus saith to her: Thy brother shall 
rise again. Martha saith to him : I know 
that he shall rise again in the resurrection 
of the last day. Jesus said to her : I am the 
resurrection and the life : he that believeth 
in me, although he be dead, shall live: 
and every one that liveth, and believeth 
in me, shall not die for ever. Believest 
thou this ? She saith to him : Yea, Lord, 
I have believed that thou art Christ the 
Son of the living God, who art come into 
this world. 

Offertory. 

LORD Jesus Christ, King of glory, de- 
liver the souls of all the faithful 
departed from the pains of hell, and from 
the deep pit: deliver them from the lion's 



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mouth, lest hell swallow them up, lest 
they fall into darkness : and let the stand- 
ard-bearer, St. Michael, bring them into 
the holy light : as thou promisedst of old 
to Abraham and to his seed. 

V. We offer thee, O Lord, a sacrifice of 
praise and prayers : accept them in behalf 
of the souls we commemorate this day; 
and make them pass, O Lord, from death 
to life. As, etc. 

At the Oblation, and Subsequent Prayers. 
f~\ GOD ! what victim can better ap- 



V^/ pease thy justice, than that which 
we are going to offer in this unbloodv re- 
newal of the sacrifice of the Cross? As 
that divine oblation disarmed the wrath, 
and induced thee to revoke the sentence 
of condemnation pronounced against man- 
kind, so mercifully grant, that this adora- 
ble sacrifice may atone for the sins and 
imperfections of those souls for whom it 
is offered ; that being released from the 
flames by which they are surrounded, 
they may be received into thy kingdom. 




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and through the passion and death of our 
divine Redeemer, pass into eternal joys. 

O all-bountiful Jesus ! who art the pro- 
pitiation for the living and the dead, what 
thanks are due to thee for having left us 
this divine sacrifice, and for having thus 
rendered it available to the souls of the 
faithful departed ; mercifully grant, that 
they for whom it is offered this day, 
being released from suffering, may shortly 
prove powerful advocates for us in Heaven, 
who now intercede for them on earth. 
Amen. 



J — j thee, O Lord ! on the sacrifice we 
offer for the souls of thy servants : that 
as thou wast pleased to bestow on them 
the merit of Christian faith, thou wouldst 
also grant them of its abundant reward, 
Through, etc. 

S7-K. of H. 



Secret. 




down favorably, we beseech 



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E recommend to thee, O Lord ! the 



souls of thy servants N. N., and 
as, in mercy to them, thou didst become 
man, so now vouchsafe to admit them into 
the number of the blessed. Remember, 
O Lord ! that the souls for whom we pray 
are thy creatures, not made by strange 
gods, but by thee, the only true and liv- 
ing God, for there is no other God but 
thee; none that can work wonders like 



Let their souls find comfort and mercy 
in thy sight, and remember not their for- 
mer sins, nor any of those faults they may 
have fallen into through human frailty, or 
the violence of temptation ; for though 
they sinned, they still retain a true faith 
in thee, O holy Trinity, Father, Son and 
Holy Ghost, and a lively zeal for thy 
honor; they faithfully adored, and died 
in favor with thee, O divine Lord, as well 
as in peace and charity with all mankind. 

Remember not, O Lord ! we beseech 



At the Canon. 




unto thine. 



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thee, the sins and ignorances of theiryouth, 
but, according to thy great mercy, be mind- 
ful of them in thy glory. May the heavens 
be now open to receive them. May the 
Archangel St. Michael, chief of the 
heavenly host, conduct them. May the 
holy angels of God meet and accompany 
them into the city of the heavenly Jeru- 
salem. May blessed Peter the Apostle, 
to whom were given the keys of the king- 
dom of Heaven, receive them. May holy 
Paul the Apostle, who was a vessel of 
election, help them. May St. John, the 
beloved Disciple, to whom God revealed 
the secrets of Heaven, intercede for them. 
May all the holy Apostles, to whom was 
given the power of binding and loosing, 
pray for them. May all the blessed and 
chosen servants of God intercede for 
them, that, being delivered from present 
confinement and suffering, they may be 
admitted into the kingdom of Heaven, 
through the assistance and merits of our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Who 
liveth, etc. 



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And now, all-powerful God ! at this aw- 
ful moment, when, by the words of con- 
secration, thy divine Son is actually 
present, I offer up to thee the same be- 
loved Son, who died for mankind. I 
humbly entreat thee, through the infinite 
merits of his death, to show compassion 
and mercy to the souls for whose repose 
the holy sacrifice is this day offered. 

At the Elevation of the Host. 

HAIL ! most blessed Jesus ! eternal 
Son of the Most High God! O 
deign to be merciful to those for whom 
we pray ; thou who didst expire on the 
Cross for their sake, give rest to their 
souls. To whom shall we apply but to 
thee ? Thou hast the words of eternal 
life, by which thou canst shorten their 
sufferings, and give them eternal rest. 

At the Elevation of the Chalice. 

HAIL ! sacred Blood ! that flowed for 
the sins of the world, wash away 



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whatever stains may render thy servants 
unfit to be admitted into Heaven. good 
and merciful God ! look on the face of 
thy Christ, in whgm thou art always well 
pleased, and permit the souls for which 
he suffered to rest eternally in thy divine 
presence. 

After the Elevation. 

LORD Jesus Christ! we earnestly en- 
treat thee by thy bitter agony and 
prayer in the garden, to become an advo- 
cate with thy eternal Father, on behalf 
of thy servant N. Lay before him, we 
conjure thee, all those drops of blood 
which, in thy anguish of spirit, flowed 
from thy sacred Body, and offer them as 
a sacrifice of atonement, that thereby the 
soul of N. may be discharged from all 
the punishment still inflicted by divine 
justice on the guilt of sin. 

Lord Jesus ! who wast pleased to suffer 
death on the Cross for the redemption of 
mankind, we humbly beseech thee to 
offer up all that anguish and pain which 



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thou didst endure, especially at the mo- 
ment of thy death, on behalf of thy ser- 
vant, that thy precious merits may be 
accepted for the repose of his soul, as 
superabundant atonement for that punish- 
ment which may still remain due for sin. 

Lord Jesus Christ, who so loved us as 
to become man for our salvation, we be- . 
seech thee to represent to the Eternal 
Father thy infinite charity and goodness 
on behalf of thy servant, N. ; plead his 
cause, that by such powerful mediation 
he may be freed from unspeakable pains, 
and find the gates of life open to receive 
him. 

O Lord, grant him now to partake 
of the fruits of thy holy Incarnation, of 
thy bitter Passion, of thy glorious Resur- 
rection, and admirable Ascension: grant 
that he may be sensible of the effects 
of this holy Sacrifice, and of all the prayers 
which are offered to thee by the whole 
Church. Remember, O compassionate 
Jesus ! that thy sacred arms were stretch- 
ed forth on the Cross; that in the excess 



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of thy torments thou didst cry out to thy 
eternal Father, commending thy spirit to 
him ; have compassion now, we beseech 
thee, on the soul of thy servant, N., 
who in a state of suffering expects relief 
from thee ; receive him into thy arms ; 
give him shelter in thy adorable Heart 
from all molestation till the anger of God 
pass over. Into thy hands, we commend 
his spirit ; despise not, we beseech thee, 
this soul, which is the work of thy 
hands, created and redeemed by thee. O 
divine Jesus ! vouchsafe to look on him 
with eyes of mercy and compassion ; and 
grant him comfort, peace, and eternal 
rest. 

By that love which brought thee from 
Heaven, and by the infinite merits of 
thy death, have compassion on the soul 
of thy servant, N. ; satisfy for all his 
sins, failings, and defects ; let him now 
experience the multitude of thy tender 
mercies ; make him sensible of the ex- 
cess of thy goodness ; and since he can 
do nothing to mitigate the pains of pur- 



584 Funeral Mass and Service. 

gatory, speak thou for him, we beseech 
thee ; thou, who art the eternal Word, 
and to whom the Father can refuse 
nothing. 

Repeat the Lord's Prayer, with the Priest, after 
which say: 

O DIVINE Lord! whose adorable 
Heart sighs for the happiness of thy 
banished children, we humbly beseech 
thee to remember the soul of thy ser- 
vant for whom we pray ; command him, 
we conjure thee, to be received by the 
holy angels, and conveyed to the abodes 
of rest and peace. Amen. 

At the Agnus Dei. 

LAMB of God, who takest away the 
sins of the world, grant him rest. 
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 
of the world, grant him rest. Lamb of 
God, who takest away the sins of the 
world, grant him everlasting rest. 



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From the Agnus Dei to the Communion. 

O ETERNAL God ! behold here on 
this altar, as was once on the Cross, 
thy dear and only Son, the beloved ob- 
ject of thy complacency. Behold this 
adorable Victim, who, to appease thy 
anger, sacrifices his own precious Body 
and Blood ; that Body which was torn 
with stripes and covered with wounds ; 
and that Blood, which was shed to wash 
away the sins of the world. He immo- 
lates himself with the same excess of 
mercy and love, as he did on Mount Cal- 
vary. O let not this sacred Blood be shed 
in vain, but grant that its infinite merits 
may be applied to the souls of thy suffer- 
ing servants, and give them admittance to 
thy presence, that they may bless and 
praise thee forever and ever. Ah, my 
God ! thou knowest that the flames which 
surround them are not more active than 
their ardent desire to behold thee. 

When shall these souls be united to 
thee, O God ? When shall they see thee 



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in the land of the living? Till then, they 
sigh and bewail their banishment, desiring 
continually to enjoy thy divine presence — 
to be admitted into thy eternal kingdom. 
Alas ! while myriads of blessed spirits see, 
love, and enjoy thee incessantly; while 
they are inebriated with the plenty of thy 
house, the souls of these thy servants . are 
perhaps burning in flames, plunged in 
darkness, and far removed from the light 
of Heaven. O ! thou, who art infinite in 
mercy ! be not deaf to my supplications 
for their speedy relief. O blessed Angels 
and Saints ! vouchsafe to join me in mak- 
ing intercession for N., and obtain for 
him admittance into your happy society. 
As the hart pants after the fountain of living 
waters, so do these souls thirst after thee, 
O God ! the inexhaustible source of eter- 
nal and ineffable joys. Thou knowest the 
longing sighs of these suffering souls, O 
infinitely bountiful and compassionate Fa- 
ther! and thou alone canst terminate their 
banishment. Thou canst open that spring 
of living water, for which they so ardently 



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thirst ; thou canst fill their hungry soul 
with good things, and bestow on them the 
inheritance purchased by the blood of a 
dying Saviour. Draw aside then the veil 
which hides thy amiable countenance, for 
what do these souls desire, but to contem- 
plate, praise, and love thee, their Sove- 
reign God, for all eternity. 

At the Communion. 

I MOST ardently desire, O my adorable 
Saviour, that thou wouldst honor this 
day the dwelling of my heart by thy divine 
presence. With what confidence could I 
then implore rest and eternal peace for 
the suffering souls of purgatory whom 
thou lovest, though thy justice forces thee 
to banish them for a time from their heav- 
enly inheritance. Look nevertheless, O 
merciful Redeemer, on the work of thy 
hands ; hasten the happy hour of their de- 
liverance, and grant that, partaking spirit- 
ually of the merits of thy august sacrifice, 
I may submissively accept, and patiently 
bear all that is disagreeable and painful to 



588 Funeral Mass. 



inclination, and thus avert a long separa- 
tion from thee after the close of my mor- 
tal life. Amen. 

Post Communion. 

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord ! 
that our humble prayers on behalf 
of the soul of thy servant, may be profit- 
able to him ; so that thou mayest deliver 
him from all the punishment due to his 
sins, and make him partaker of the re- 
demption thou hast purchased for him. 
Who livest, etc. 

After Dominus Vobiscum, the Priest says : 

P. Requiescat in P. May he rest 
pace. in peace. 

R. Amen. R. Amen. 

At the last Gospel. . 

MAY now the bright company of 
angels meet your soul, O departed 
servant of the Lord ; may the crowd of 
apostles receive you ; may the triumphant 



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army of glorious martyrs conduct you ; 
and may a happy rest be your portion in 
the company of the patriarchs. May 
Jesus Christ appear to you with a mild 
and cheerful countenance, and give you 
a place among those who are to be in his 
presence for ever. 

May your God arise and put your ene- 
mies to flight. Let them vanish like 
smoke, and as wax before the fire, so let 
them perish. May all the reprobate of 
hell be filled with confusion and shame ; 
but let the just and elect rejoice and be 
happy in the presence of God, and may 
you be of the blessed number. May Christ 
Jesus himself rescue you from torments, 
who lovingly died for you. May the 
eternal Son of the living God place you in 
his garden of Paradise, and may he, the 
true Shepherd, own you for those of his 
flock ; may he liberate you from confine- 
ment, and place you at his right hand in 
the inheritance of his elect. We pray 
that it may be your happy lot to behold 
your Redeemer face to face ; to be forever 



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in his presence, in the vision of that truth 
which is the joy of the blessed ; and thus 
placed among those happy spirits, may 
you be for ever replenished with heavenly 
sweetness. Amen. 

AXD now, O God ! having recommend- 
ed to thy mercy the soul of thy 
departed servant, grant that we may ever 
remember that we are most certainly to 
follow him. Give us grace to prepare 
for our last hour by a good life, that so 
death, however sudden it may be, may 
not find us unworthy of admittance into 
eternal glory. Open likewise the eyes, 
and soften the hearts of those who have 
the misfortune of being at variance with 
thee ; inspire them, we humbly beseech 
thee, with a true sense of their dreadful 
danger, that by a timely consideration of 
the uncertainty of life, and the certainty 
of death, they may be sincerely converted, 
and obtaining pardon for their sins in 
this life, be happy with thee for ever in the 
next. Amen, 



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After the Mass, the Priest takes off his chasuble 
and maniple, and the clergy, led by the sub- 
deacon bearing the Cross, proceed to the coffin, 
the Priest and Deacon closing the procession. 
The subdeacon stands at the head of the corpse, 
with an acolyte holding a taper on each side, 
and the Priest at the foot with acolytes bearing 
a censer and holy water. Then the priest con- 
tinues : 

TENTER not into judgment with thy 



1 j servant, O Lord, for in thy sight shall 
no man be justified, unless through thee re- 
mission of all his sins be granted unto 
him. Let not, therefore, Ave beseech thee, 
the sentence of thy judgment weigh upon 
him, whom the true supplication of Chris- 
tian faith doth commend unto thee : but 
by the succor of thy grace, may he merit 
to escape the judgment of vengeance, 
who, while he lived, was marked with the 
seal of the Holy Trinity: who livest and 
reignest for ever and even 
R. Amen. 




59- 



Ftmeral Service. 



Then, a chorister beginning, the clergy standing 
round chant the following Response: 

DELIVER me, O Lord, from eternal 
death, in that tremendous day : 
when the heavens shall be moved, and the 
earth : when thou shall come to judge the 
world by fire. 

J\ I am in fear and trembling, until the 
trial cometh, and the wrath to come. 

R. When the heavens shall be moved, 
and the earth : when thou shalt come to 
judge the world by fire. 

V. That day, a day of wrath, calamity, 
and misery ; a day great and very bitter. 

R. When thou shalt come to judge the 
world by fire. Eternal rest give unto 
him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine 
upon him. 

V. Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal 
death, in that tremendous day : When the 
heavens shall be moved, and the earth : 
When thou shalt come to judge the world 
by fire. 

Lord, have mercy. 
Christ, have mercy. 



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Lord, have mercy. 
Our Father. 



While it is said, the Priest sprinkles the corpse 
with holy water, and then incenses it. 

V. And lead us not into temptation. 

R. But deliver us from evil. 

V. From the gate of hell. 

R. Deliver his soul, O Lord. 

V. May he rest in peace. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto thee. 

V. The Lord be with you. 

R. And with thy spirit. 



GOD, whose property is always to 



have mercy and to spare, w r e hum- 
bly beseech thee for the soul of thy 
servant N., which thou hast this day 
commanded to depart out of this world : 
that thou deliver it not into the hands of 
the enemy, nor forget it unto the end; 

a3-K. of H. 



Let us pray. 




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but command it to be received by the 
holy angels and conducted into Paradise, 
our true country ; that, as it trusted and 
believed in thee, it may not suffer the 
pains of hell, but attain unto everlasting 
joys, 

R. Amen. 



The body is then borne out, the choir chanting 

M 



IN Paradisum de- 
ducant te An- 
geli, in tuo adventu 
suscipiant te Mar- 
tyres, et perducant 
te in civitatem sanc- 
tam Jerusalem. Cho- 
rus angelorum te 
suscipiat, et cum 
Lazaro quondam 
paupere aeternam 
habeas requiem. 



AY the angels 
conduct thee 
into Paradise ; at 
thy coming may the 
martyrs receive 
thee, and lead thee 
to Jerusalem, the 
holy city. May the 
angelic choir receive 
thee, and with Laz- 
arus, once a beggar, 
mayst thou have 
eternal rest. 




PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH 

FOR THE 

FAITHFUL DEPABTED. 



A Prayer for a Bishop or Priest Deceased. 

OGOD, who among thy apostolic 
priests hath bestowed on thy serv- 
ant N. the pontifical (or priestly) dignity; 
grant, we beseech thee, that he may also 
be joined with them in perpetual society. 
Through, etc. 

For a Father and Mother Deceased. 



GOD, who hast commanded us to 
honor our father and mother, have 



Prayers for the 



compassion, in thy mercy, on the souls of 
my father and mother, and forgive them 
their sins, and grant that we may meet 
in the joy of eternal bliss. 

For a Father Deceased. 

OGOD, who hast commanded us to 
honor our father and mother, have 
mercy, through thy goodness, on the soul 
of my father, and forgive him his sins, and 
grant that I may see him in the joy of 
eternal bliss. Through, etc. 

For a- Mot her Deceased. 

OGOD, who hast commanded us to 
honor our father and mother, have 
mercy, through thy goodness, on the soul 
of my mother, and forgive her her sins, 
and grant that I may see her in the joy of 
eternal bliss. Through, etc. 




CONCERNING INDULGENCES. 



AN Indulgence is a releasing of temporal 
punishment, due to such sins as are 
already forgiven by the sacrament of penance. 

An Indulgence for the dead remits the pains 
in purgatory, not by way of absolution or juris- 
diction, but only by way of prayer or suffrage 
accepted by God. 

To gain an indulgence, the person must be 
in the state of grace, and perform the particu- 
lars required for the obtaining of the indulgence 
whilst actually in that state. 

A plenary indulgence, duly obtained, is a 
full and entire remission of all the temporal 
punishment due to sin. 

A particular indulgence is a remission of a 
part of the temporal punishment due to sin. 



59S Concerning Indulgences. 



Though, by the sacrament of penance duly 
received, the contrite sinner is reinstated in the 
favor and friendship of God, and consequently 
the guilt of eternal damnation cancelled and 
blotted out, yet from hence it no way follows 
that all the punishment due for our sins is al- 
ways remitted. Faith teaches us the contrary ; 
and the Church, under the direction of the 
Holy Ghost, ever imposes some temporal pun- 
ishment, which we call satisfaction, on the per- 
sons receiving this sacrament, even in time of 
its greatest indulgences and jubilees. 

The primitive Church was more remarkable 
in the severity used on these occasions ; not 
that there was any doubt either of the true or 
sufficient dispositions of the penitent, or of the 
virtue or efficacy of the absolution ; but a satis- 
faction, or penal austerity, sometimes even of 
seven, ten, or more years — often of ten, twenty, 
or forty days — was enjoined. 

The Church, as an indulgent mother, ever 
compassionating the weakness of her children, 
and finding herself, in the superabundant merits 
of her spouse Jesus Christ, possessed of an in- 
finite treasure, dispenses these her riches, by 
indulgences and jubilees, to the faithful, in pro- 
portion to their wants, and the solemnity of the 



Concerning Indulgences. 599 



occasion. She moreover points out to each 
one — by means of the particular injunctions 
prescribed in her grant of these blessings — how 
and in what manner we may apply these treas- 
ures to our own advantage, and by them pay 
the whole, or part of the debt we have con- 
tracted by our transgressions. So that an in- 
dulgence of ten years, forty days, and the like, 
is in our regard — by acquitting ourselves of 
what is mentioned and required by and in the 
grant (as the saying of so many Paters and Aves, 
giving such and such alms, etc. ) — equivalent 
and equal to the atonement and satisfaction we 
should or might make to the divine justice by 
the performance of a ten years' austerity, or a 
forty days' penance, etc., enjoined by the ancient 
canons, now mi derated in this manner. 

Of a Jubilee. 

A JUBILEE is a solemn plenary indulgence, 
accompanied with certain privileges, re- 
lating to censures and dispensations, granted to 
the inferior pastors of the Church by the supe- 
rior Pontiff, and specified in his Bulls, or orders, 
directed to them for that purpose. It is granted 
every twenty-fifth year ; as also upon other ex- 



600 Concerning Indulgences. 

traordinary occasions, to such as, being truly 
penitent, shall worthily receive the Blessed 
Sacrament, and perform the other conditions, 
of fasting, alms, and prayers, usually prescribed 
at such times. 

A Prayer for the whole of Christ's Church 
upon Earth, and all the intentions of the 
Indulgence. 

O ETERNAL Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, Creator of all things, 
visible, and invisible, source of all Good, 
infinitely gracious, bountiful, and good to 
us, behold, I, thy poor servant, the work 
of thy hands, redeemed by the Blood of 
thy only Son, come to present myself as 
an humble petitioner before the throne of 
thy mercy. I prostrate myself here before 
thee, and most humbly beseech thee to 
sanctify thy own most holy name, by 
sanctifying and exalting thy holy Catholic 
Church throughout the whole world. O 
eternal King ! who hast sent thy only Son 
down from thy throne above into this 
earth of ours, to establish a kingdom here 
amongst us, from whence we might here- 



Concerning Indulgences, 601 

after be translated to thy eternal king- 
dom ; look down, we beseech thee, upon 
this kingdom of thy Son, and propagate 
it through all nations, and through all 
hearts ; sanctify it in all truth ; maintain 
it in peace, unity, and holiness. Give to 
it saints for its rulers, its chief pastors, 
and all its other prelates ; enlighten them 
all with heavenly wisdom, and make them 
all men according to thy own heart. Give 
thy grace and blessing to all the clergy, 
and send amongst them that heavenly fire 
which thy Son came to cast on the earth, 
and which he so earnestly desired should 
be enkindled. Assist and protect all 
apostolical missionaries, that they may 
zealously and effectually promote thy 
glory and the salvation of souls redeemed 
by the Blood of thy Son. Sanctify all 
religious men and women of all orders ; 
give them the grace to serve thee with all 
perfection, according to the spirit of their 
institute, and to shine like lights to the 
rest of the faithful. Have mercy on all 
Christian princes ; grant them those lights 



6o2 Concerning Indulgences. 



and graces that are necessary for the per- 
fect discharge of their duty to thee and to 
their subjects ; that they may be true ser- 
vants to thee, the King of kings, true 
fathers to their people, and nursing fathers 
to thy Church. Have mercy on all magis- 
trates and men in power ; that they may 
all fear thee, love thee, and serve thee, 
and ever remember that they are thy 
deputies, and ministers of thy justice. 
Have mercy on all thy people throughout 
the world, and give thy blessing to thine 
inheritance. Remember thy congregation 
which thou hast possessed from the begin- 
ning; and give that grace to all thy chil- 
dren here upon earth, that they may do 
thy holy will in all things, even as the 
blessed do in Heaven. 

Extend thy mercy also to all poor in- 
fidels that sit in darkness and in the 
shadow of death ; to all those nations that 
know not thee, and that have not yet re- 
ceived the faith and law of thy Son their 
Saviour — to all Pagans, Mahometans, and 
Jews. Remember, O Lord ! that all those 



Concerning Indulgences, 603 

poor souls are made after thy own image 
and likeness, and redeemed by the Blood 
of thy Son. O let not Satan any longer 
exercise his tyranny over these thy crea- 
tures, to the great dishonor of thy name. 
Let not the precious Blood of thy Son be 
shed for them in vain. Send amongst 
them zealous preachers and apostolic 
laborers, endued with the like graces and 
gifts as the apostles were, and bless them 
with the like success for the glory of thy 
name ; that all these poor souls may be 
brought to know thee, love thee, and serve 
thee here in thy Church, and bless thee 
hereafter for all eternity. 

Look down also with an eye of pity and 
compassion upon all those deluded souls 
who, under the name of Christians, have 
gone astray from the paths of truth and 
unity, and from the one fold of the one 
shepherd, thy only Son, Jesus Christ, into 
the by-paths of error and schism. O 
bring them back to thee and to thy 
Church. Dispel their darkness by thy 
heavenly light ; take off the veil from be- 



604 Concerning Indulgences. 

fore their eyes, with which the common 
enemy has blindfolded them ; let them 
see how they have been misled by misap- 
prehensions and misrepresentations ; re- 
move the prejudices of their education; 
take away from them the spirit of obsti- 
nacy, pride, and self-conceit. Give them 
an humble and docile heart. Give them 
a strong desire of finding out the truth, 
and a strong grace to enable them to em- 
brace it in spite of all the opposition of 
the world, the flesh, and the devil. For 
why should these poor souls perish, for 
which Christ died? Why should Satan 
any longer possess these souls which, by 
their baptism, were dedicated to thee, to 
be thy eternal temple ? 

O Father of lights, and God of all 
Truth! purge the whole world from all 
errors, abuses, corruptions, and vices. 
Beat down the standard of Satan, and set 
up everywhere the standard of Christ. 
Abolish the reign of sin, and establish the 
kingdom of grace in all hearts. Let hu- 
mility triumph over pride and ambition ; 



Concerning Indulgences. 60 5 

charity, over hatred, envy, and malice ; 
purity and temperance, over lust and ex- 
cess ; meekness, over passion ; and disin- 
terestedness and poverty of spirit, over 
covetousness and the love of this per- 
ishable world. Let the gospel of 
Jesus Christ, both in its belief and 
practice, prevail throughout the whole 
universe. 

Grant to us thy peace, O Lord, in the 
days of our mortality; even that peace 
which thy Son bequeathed as a legacy to 
his disciples — a perpetual peace with thee ; 
a perpetual peace with one another, and a 
perpetual peace within ourselves. Grant 
that all Christian princes may love, cherish, 
and maintain an inviolable peace among 
themselves. Give them a right sense of 
the dreadful evils that attend on wars. 
Give them an everlasting horror of all that 
bloodshed, of the devastation and ruin of 
so many territories, of the innumerable 
sacrileges, and the eternal loss of so many 
thousands of souls, as are the dismal con- 
sequences of war. Turn their hearts to 



6o6 Concerning Indulgences. 



another kind of warfare — teach them to 
fight for a heavenly kingdom. 

Remove, O Lord, thy wrath, which we 
have reason to apprehend actually hang- 
ing over our heads for our sins. Deliver 
all Christian people from the dreadful evil 
of mortal sin ; make all sinners sensible 
of their misery ; give them the grace of a 
sincere conversion to thee, and a truly 
penitential spirit, and discharge them 
from all their bonds. Preserve all Chris- 
tendom, and in particular this nation, 
from all the evils that threaten impenitent 
sinners ; such as plagues, famines, earth- 
quakes, fires, inundations, mortality of 
cattle, sudden and unprovided death, and 
the many other judgments here, and eter- 
nal damnation hereafter. Comfort all that 
are under affliction, sickness, or violence 
of pain ; support all that are under temp- 
tation ; reconcile all that are at variance ; 
deliver all that are in slavery or captivity ; 
defend all that are in danger; grant relief 
to all in their respective necessities ; give 
a happy passage to all that are in their 



Concerning Indulgences. 607 

agony. Grant thy blessing to our friends 
and benefactors ; to all those for whom 
we are particularly bound to pray, and 
have mercy on all our enemies. Give 
eternal rest to all the faithful departed, 
and bring us all to everlasting life : 
through Jesus Christ, thy Son. Amen. 





ADESTE fideles, 
Lseti triumphantes, 
Venite, venite in Bethlehem * 
Natum videte 
Regem Angelorum : 
Venite adoremus, 
Venite adoremus, 
Venite adoremus Dominum. 

Deum de Deo, 
Lumen de lumine, 



Hymns. 6og 

Gestant puellas viscera : 
Deum verum, 
Venite, etc. 

Cantet nunc lo, 
Chorus Angelorum ; 
Cantet nunc aula ccelestium, 
Gloria 

In excelsis Deo : 
Venite, etc. 

Ergo qui natus est 
Die hodierna, 
Jesu tibi sit gloria : 
Patris seterni 
Verbum caro factum : 

Venite adoremus, 

Venite adoremus, 

Venite adoremus Dominum. 



CHRISTMAS HYMN. 

Adeste Fideles. 

WITH hearts truly grateful, 
Come, all ye faithful, 
To Jesus, to Jesus in Bethlehem 
See Christ your Saviour, 

39— K. of H. 



6io 



Hymns. 



Heaven's greatest favor. 
Let's hasten to adore him, 
Let's hasten to adore him, 
Let's hasten to adore him, our 
God and King. 

God to God equal, 
Light of Light eternal : 
Carried in virgin's ever spotless womb ; 
He all preceded, 
Begotten, not created. 
Let's hasten, etc. 

Angels now praise him, 
Loud their voices raising : 
The heavenly mansions with joy now ring 
To him who's most holy, 
Be honor, praise, and glory. 
Let's hasten, etc. 

To Jesus this day born, 
Grateful homage return. 
'Tis he, who all heavenly gifts does bring 
Word increated, 
To our flesh united. 
Let's hasten, etc. 

We joyfully singing, 
Grateful tributes bringing, 




6ii 



Praise him, and bless him in heavenly hymns. 
Angels implore him, 
Seraphs fall before him, 

Then e'er let us adore him our God and 
king. 



V-/ Rex ccelestis, Rex glorias, 
Morte surrexit hodie, Alleluia : 
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. 

Et mane prima Sabbati 
Ad ostium monumenti, 
Accesserunt Discipuli — Alleluia. 

Et Maria Magdalene, 
Et Jacobe et Salome, 
Venerunt corpus ungere — Alleluia. 

In albis sedens Angelus 
Praedixit mulieribus, 
In Galilea est Dominus — Alleluia. 

Et Joannes Apostolus 
Cucurrit Petro citius, 
Monumento venit prius — Alleluia, 



HYMN FOR EASTER. 



O Filii et Fiiioz. 




Hymns. 



Discipulis astantibus, 
In medio stetit Christus, 
Dicens, Pax vobis omnibus — Alleluia. 

Ut intellexit Didymus, 
Quia surrexerat Jesus, 
Remansit fide dubius — Alleluia. 

Vide, Thoma, vide latus, 
Vide pedes, vide manus : 
Noli esse incredulus — Alleluia. 

Quando Thomas vidit Christum, 
Pedes, manus, latus suum, 
Dixit, Tu es Deus meus — Alleluia. 

Beati qui non viderunt, 
Et firmiter crediderunt, 
Vitam aeternam habebunt — -Alleluia. 

In hoc festo sanctissimo 
Sit laus et jubilatio ; 
Benedicamus Domino — Alleluia. 

Ex quibus nos humillimas 
Devotas atque debitas 
Deo dicamus gratias — Alleluia. 



Hymns. 



613 



HYMN FOR EASTER. 

O filii et Jilice. 
E sons and daughters of the Lord ! 



The King of glory, King adored, 
This day himself from death restored. 

All in the early morning gray 
Went holy women on their way, 
To see the tomb where Jesus lay. 

Of spices pure a precious store 

In their pure hands those women bore, 

To anoint the Sacred Body o'er. 

Then straightway one in white they see, 
Who saith, " Ye seek the Lord ; but he 
Is risen, and gone to Galilee." 

This told they Peter, told they John ; 
Who forthwith to the tomb are gone, 
But Peter is by John outrun. 

That self-same night, while out of fear 
The doors were shut, their Lord most dear, 
To his apostles did appear. 

But Thomas, when of this he heard, 
Was doubtful of his brethren's word ; 
Wherefore again there comes the Lord. 




6i 4 



Hymns. 



u Thomas, behold my side," saith he; 
"My hands, my feet, my body see, 
And doubt not, but believe in me." 

When Thomas saw that wounded side, 

The truth no longer he denied ; 

" Thou art my Lord and God ! " he cried. 

Oh, blest are they who have not seen 
Their Lord, and yet believe in him ! 
Eternal life awaiteth them. 

Now let us praise the Lord most high, 

And strive his name to magnify 

On this great day, through earth and sky : 

Whose mercy ever runneth o'er ; 
Whom men and angel hosts adore. 
To him be glory evermore. 



HYMN FOR WHIT-SUNDAY. 



VENI Creator Spiritus, 
Mentes tuorum visita ; 
Imple superna gratia, 
Quae tu creasti, pectora. 

Qui diceris Paraclitus, 
Altissimi donum Dei : 
Fons vivus, ignis, charitas, 
Et spiritalis unctio. 



Veni Creator. 




Hymns. 6 1 5 



Tu septiformis munere, 
Digitus paternae dexterse, 
Tu rite promissum Patris 3 
Sermone ditans guttura. 

Accende lumen sensibus, 
Infunde amorem cordibus; 
Infirma nostri corporis 
Virtute firmans perpeti. 

Hostem repellas longius 
Pacemque dones protinus, 
Ductore sic te praevio 
Vitemus omne noxium. 

Per te sciamus da Patrem 
Noscamus atque Filium : 
Te utriusque Spiritum 
Credamus omni tempore. 

Deo Patri sit gloria, 

Et Filio, qui a mortuis 

Surrexit, ac Paraclito, 

In saeculorum saecula. Amen, 

HYMN FOR WHIT-SUNDAY. 
Veni Creator. 

COME, O Creator, Spirit blessed ! 
And in our souls take up thy rest. 
Come, with- thy grace and heavenly aid, 
To fill the hearts which thou hast made. 



616 Hymns. 

Great Paraclete ! to thee we cry, 
highest gift of God most high ! 

O fount of life ! O fire of love ! 
And sweet anointing from above. 

Thou in thy seven-fold gifts art known ; 

The finger of God's hand we own, 
The promise of the Father thou ! 

Who dost the tongue with power endow. 

Kindle our senses from above, 

And make our hearts o'erflow with love; 
With patience firm, and virtue high, 

The weakness of our flesh supply. 

Far from us drive the foe we dread, 
And grant us thy true peace, instead ; 

So shall we not, with thee for guide, 
Turn from the path of life aside. 

Oh, may thy grace on us bestow, 
The Father and the Son to know, 

And thee through endless times confessed, 
Of both the eternal Spirit blessed. 

All glory while the ages run 

Be to the Father, and the Son 
Who rose from death ; the same to thee, 

O Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 



Hymns. 



HYMN AFTER COMMUNION. 

What Happiness ca)i equal mine ? 

WHAT happiness can equal mine? 
I've found the object of my love 
My Saviour and my Lord divine 

Is come to me from Heaven above. 
He makes my heart his own abode, 

His flesh becomes my daily bread ; 
He pours on me his healing blood, 
And with his life my soul is fed. 

His love is mine and I am his ; 

In me he dwells, in him I live ; 
Where could I taste a purer bliss ? 

What greater boon could Jesus give? 
O royal banquet ! heavenly feast ! 

O flowing fount of life and grace ! 
Where God the giver, man the guest, 

Meet and unite in sweet embrace. 

Dear Jesus, now my heart is thine, 

Oh, may it never from thee fly ; 
My God, be thou forever mine, 

And I thine own eternally. 
No more, O Satan, thee I fear ! 

O world, thy charms I now despise ! 
For Christ himself is with me here, 

My joy, my life, my paradise. 



6 1 8 Hymns. 



ST. CASIMIR'S HYMN. 

Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary. 

DAILY, daily, sing to Mary, 
Sing, my soul, her praises due, 
All her feasts, her actions worship, 

With the heart's devotion true. 
Lost in wond'ring contemplation, 

Be her majesty confest ; 
Call her Mother, call her Virgin, 
Happy Mother, Virgin blest. 

She is mighty to deliver. 

Call her, trust her lovingly, 
When the tempest rages round thee 

She will calm the troubled sea. 
Gifts of Heaven she has given, 

Noble Lady ! to our race ; 
She the Queen, who decks her subjects 

With the light of God's own grace. 

Sing, my tongue, the Virgin's trophies, 

Who for us our Maker bore ; 
For the curse of old inflicted 

Peace and blessing to restore. 
Sing in songs of praise unending, 

Sing the world's majestic Queen ; 
Weary not nor faint in telling 

All the gifts she gives to men. 



Hymns. 6 1 9 

All my senses, heart, affections, 

Strive to sound her glory forth ; 
Spread abroad the sweet memorials 

Of the Virgin's priceless worth. 
Where the voice of music thrilling ? 

Where the tongue of eloquence, 
That can utter hymns beseeming 

All her matchless excellence ? 

All our joys do flow from Mary, 

All then join her praise to sing ; 
Trembling sing the Virgin Mother, 

Mother of our Lord and King. 
While we sing her awful glory, 

Far above our fancy's reach ; 
Let our hearts be quick to offer 

Love the heart alone can teach. 



SWEET MONTH OF MAY. 

TOY of our hearts ! O let us pay 

To thee thine own sweet month of May ; 
' Mary, one gift we beg of thee — 
Our souls from sin and sorrow free ; 
Our souls from sin and sorrow free. 
Direct our wand'ring feet aright, 

And be thyself our own true light, 
Be love of thee the purging fire, 



620 Hymns. 

To cleanse for God our heart's desire ; 
To cleanse for God our heart's desire. 
Joy of our hearts ! O let us pay, 

To thee thine own sweet month of May. 

Mother of God, to us no less, 

Vouchsafe a Mother's sweet caress ; 
Oh, Jesus, Mary, Joseph, deign 

Our souls in heavenly ways to train ; 

Our souls in heavenly ways to train. 
Dear Mother be love of thee a ray 

From Heaven to show the heavenward way, 
Be love of thee our whole life long, 

A seal upon our wayward tongue; 

A seal upon our wayward tongue. 
Joy of our hearts ! O let us pay, 

To thee thine own sweet month of May, 

Thou who wast pure as driven snow, 

Make us as thou wast here below, 
Oh, Queen of Heaven ! obtain that we 

Thy glory there one day may see ; 

Thy glory there one day may see. 
Write on our frail heart's deepest core, 

The five dear wounds that Jesus bore, 
And give us tears to shed with thee, 

Beneath the Cross on Calvary, 

Beneath th£ Cross on Calvary. 
Joy of our hearts ! O let us pay, 

To thee thine own sweet month of May. 

: : I 



Hymns. 



621 



When mute before the Judge we stand, 

Our holy shield be Mary's hand ; 
Oh, Mother let no child of thine 

In hell's eternal exile pine ; 

In hell's eternal exile pine. 
One more request and we have done 

With love of thee and thy dear Son. 
More let us burn, and more each day, 

Till love of self is burned away ; 

Till love of life is burned away. 
Joy of our hearts ! O let us pay, 

To thee thine own sweet month of May, 



k HEE, sovereign God, our grateful accents 



We own Thee, Lord, and bless Thy wondrous 
ways. 

To Thee, eternal Father, earth's whole frame, 
With loudest trumpet sounds immortal fame. 
Lord God of Hosts ! to Thee the heavenly powers, 
With sounding anthems, fill Thy vaulted towers. 
The cherubim thrice Holy, Holy, Holy, cry : 
Thrice Holy all the seraphim reply, 
And thrice returning echoes endless songs supply. 



TE DEUM. 



Hymn of Thanksgiving. 




praise ; 



622 Hymns. 

Both Heaven and earth Thy majesty display ; 

They owe their beauty to Thy glorious ray. 

Thy praises fill the loud apostles' choir ; 

The train of prophets in the song conspire. 

Legions of martyrs in the chorus shine, 

And vocal blood with vocal music join. 

By these Thy Church, inspired with heavenly art, 

Around the world maintains a second part, 

And tunes her sweetest notes, O God, to Thee, 

The Father of unbounded majesty, 

The Son, adored co-partner of Thy seat, 

And equal everlasting Paraclete. 

Thou King of Glory, Christ, of the Most High 

Thou co-eternal filial Deity ; 

Thou, who, to save the world's impending doom, 
Vouchsafedst to dwell within a Virgin's womb, 
Old tyrant Death disarmed; before Thee flew 
The bolts of Heaven, and back the foldings drew, 
To give access, and make the faithful way : 
From God's right hand Thy filial beams display. 
Thou art to judge the living and the dead ; 
Then spare those souls for whom Thy veins have 
bled, 

Oh, take us up among the blest above, 
To share with them Thy everlasting love. 
Preserve, O Lord, Thy people, and enhance 
Thy blessing on Thine own inheritance. 
For ever raise their hearts and rule their ways ; 
Each day we bless Thee, and proclaim Thy 
praise. 



Hymns. 623 



No age shall fail to celebrate Thy name, 
Nor hour neglect Thy everlasting fame. 
Preserve our souls, O Lord ! this day from ill ; 
Have mercy on us, Lord ! have mercy still, 
As we have hoped, do Thou reward our pain ; 
We've hoped in Thee, let not our hope be vain, 



LO ! UPON THE ALTAR LIES. 




O ! upon the altar lies, 

Hidden deep from human eyes, 



Bread of angels from the skies, 
Made the food of mortal man : 

Children's meat to dogs denied ; 

In old types foresignifled, 

In the manna Heaven supplied, 
Isaac, and the paschal lamb, 

Jesu ! Shepherd of the sheep ! 
Thou Thy flock in safety keep. 
Living bread ! Thy life supply ; 
Strengthen us, or else we die ; 

Fill us with celestial grace : 
Thou, who feedest us below ! 
Source of all we have or know ! 
Grant that with Thy saints above, 
Sitting at the feast of love, 

We 'may see Thee face to face. 




Epistle, Rom. xiii. 11-14. Brethren: Know that 
it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now 
our salvation is nearer than when we believed. The 
night is past and the day is at hand : let us therefore 
cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of 
light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day : not in riot- 
ing and drunkenness, not in chambering and impurities, 
not in contention and envy; but put ye on the Lord 
Jesus Christ. 




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Epistles and Gospels. 62S 



Gospel. Luke xxi. 25-33. At that time Jesus said 
to his disciples : There shall be signs in the sun, and in 
the moon, and in the stars, and upon the earth distress 
of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of 
the sea and of the waves : men withering away for fear, 
and expectation of what shall come upon the whole 
world : for the powers of the heavens shall be moved : 
and then they shall see the Son of Man coming in a 
cloud with great power and majesty. But when these 
things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your 
heads: because your redemption is at hand. And he 
spoke to them a similitude : See the fig tree and all the 
trees : when they now shoot forth their fruit, you know 
that summer is nigh. So you also, when you shall see 
these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God 
is at hand. Amen, I say to you, this generation shall 
not pass away till all things be fulfilled. Heaven and 
earth shall pass away : but my words shall not pass away. 




SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT. 

Epistle. Rom. xv, 4-13. Brethren : What things 
soever were written, were written for our learning, that 

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through patience and the comfort of the Scriptures we 
might have hope. Now the God of patience and of com- 
fort grant you to be of one mind one towards another, 
according to Jesus Christ : that with one mind, and with 
one mouth, you may glorify God and the Father of our 
Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive one another, as 
Christ also hath received you unto the honor of God. 
For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of the circum- 
cision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises 
made unto the fathers. But that the Gentiles are to 
glorify God for his mercy, as it is written : Therefore, 
will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and 
will sing to thy name. And again, he saith : Rejoice, 
ye Gentiles, with his people. And again : Praise the 
Lord, all ye Gentiles, and magnify him, all ye peoples. 
And again, Isaias saith : There shall be a root of Jesse, 
and he that shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in him 
the Gentiles shall hope. Now the God of hope fill you 
with all joy and peace in believing: that you may 
abound in hope, and in the power of the Holy 
Ghost. 

Gospel. Matt. xi. 2-10. At that time, when John 
had heard in prison the works of Christ, sending two 
of his disciples, he said to him : Art thou he that art to 
come, or look we for another? And Jesus making 
answer, said to them : Go and relate to John what you 
have heard and seen. The blind see, the lame walk, 
the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise 
again, the poor have the Gospel preached to them : and 
blessed is he that shall not be scandalized in me. And 
when they went their way, Jesus began to say to the 



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multitude, concerning John : What went you out into 
the desert to see ? A reed shaken with the wind ? What 
went you out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? 
Behold, they that are clothed in soft garments are in 
the houses of kings. But what went ye out to see ? A 
prophet ? Yea, I tell you, and more than a prophet. For 
this is he of whom it is written : Behold, I send my 
angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before 
thee. 

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT. 

Epistle. Philip, iv. 4-7. Brethren : Rejoice in the 
Lord always : again, I say, rejoice. Let your modesty 
be known to all men: The Lord is nigh. Be nothing 
solicitous : but in everything by prayer and supplication 
with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to 
God. And the peace of God, which surpasseth all un- 
derstanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ 
Jesus. 

Gospel. John i. 19-28. At that time the Jews 
sent from Jerusalem Priests and Levites to John, to ask 
him: Who art thou? And he confessed, and did not 
deny : and he confessed : I am not the Christ. And 
they asked him : What then ? Art thou Eiias ? And he 
said : I am not. Art thou the prophet ? And he answer- 
ed : No. They said therefore unto him : Who art thou, 
that we may give an answer to them that sent us ? 
What sayest thou of thyself? He said: lam the voice 
of one crying in the wilderness : Make straight the 
way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias. And they 
that were sent were of the Pharisees, And they asked 



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him and said to him : Why then dost thou baptize, if 
thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? John 
answered them saying : I baptize with water : but there 
hath stood one in the midst of you whom you know 
not. The same is he that shall come after me, who 
is preferred before me : the latchet of whose shoe 
I am not worthy to loose. These things were done in 
Bethania beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT. 

Epistle, i Cor. iv. 1-5. Brethren : Let a man so 
account of us as of the ministers of Christ : and the 
dispensers of the mysteries of God. Here now it is re- 
quired among the dispensers that a man be found faith- 
ful. But to me it is a very small thing to be judged 
by you, or by man's day : but neither do I judge my 
own self. For I am not conscious to myself of any- 
thing: yet I am not hereby justified ; but he that judg- 
eth me is the Lord. Therefore, judge not before the 
time till the Lord come : who both will bring to light 
the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest 
the counsels of hearts : and then shall every man 
have praise from God. 

Gospel. Luke iii. 1-6. Now in the fifteenth year 
of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being 
governor of Judea, and Iierod Tetrarch of Galilee, and 
Philip his brother Tetrarch of Iturea and the country 
of Trachonitis, and Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilina, under 
the high priests Annas and Caiphas: the word of the Lord 
was made unto John, the son of Zachary, in the desert. 



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And he came into all the country about the Jordan 
preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of 
sins, as it was written in the book of the words of Isaias 
the prophet : A voice of one crying in the wilderness : 
Prepare ye the way of the Lord : make straight his 
paths : Every valley shall be filled, and every moun- 
tain and hill shall be brought low : and the crooked 
shall be made straight, and the rough ways plain : and 
all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 




CHRISTMAS DAY. 

FIRST MASS AT MIDNIGHT. 



Epistle. Tit. ii. 11-15. Dearly Beloved: The 
grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men, in- 
structing us, that denying ungodliness and worldly de- 
sires, we should live soberly, and justly, and godly, in 
this world, looking for the blessed hope, and coming of 
the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus 
Christ : who gave himself for us, that he might redeem 
us from all iniquity, and might cleanse to himself a peo- 
ple acceptable, a pursuer of good works. These things 



630 Christmas. 

speak and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let 

no man despise thee. 

Gospel. Luke ii. 1-14. And it came to pass that 
in those days there went out a decree from Cassar Au- 
gustus, that the whole world should be enrolled. This 
enrolling was first made by Cyrinus the governor of 
Syria : and all went to be enrolled, every one into his 
own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee out 
of the city of Nazareth into Judea, to the city of David, 
which is called Bethlehem : because he was of the house 
and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his 
espoused wife, who was with child. And it came to pass, 
that when they were there, her days were accomplished, 
that she should be delivered. And she brought forth 
her first-born son, and wrapped him up in swaddling 
clothes, and laid him in a manger : because there was 
no room for them in the mn. And there were in the 
same country shepherds watching, and keeping the 
night watches over their flock, And behold an angel 
of the Lord stood by them, and the brightness of God 
shone around about them, and they feared v/ith a great 
fear. And the angel said to them : Fear not : for be- 
hold I bring you good tidings of great joy, that shall be 
to all the people : for this day is born to you a Saviour, 
who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. And this 
shall be a sign unto you : you shall find the infant wrap- 
ped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger. And 
suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the 
heavenly army, praising God, and saying : Glory to God 
in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will. 



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THE MASS OF THE DAY. 

Epistle. Heb. i. 1-12. God, who at sundry times 
and in divers manners spoke in times past to the fathers 
by the prophets : last of all, in these days, hath spoken 
to us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of 
all things, by whom also he made the world : who be- 
ing the brightness of his glory, and the figure of his sub- 
stance, and upholding all things by the word of his 
power, making purgation of sins, sitteth on the right 
hand of the majesty on high : being made so much 
better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more 
excellent name than they. For to which of the angels 
hath he said at any time : Thou art my son, to-day 
have I begotten thee? And again : I will be to him a 
Father, and he shall be to me a Son ? And again, when 
he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world he saith: 
And let all the angels of God adore him. And to the 
angels indeed he saith : He that maketh his angels 
spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But to the 
Son : Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever : a sceptre 
of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast 
loved justice, and hated iniquity : therefore God, thy 
God hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above 
thy fellows. And : Thou in the beginning, O Lord, 
didst found the earth : and the works of thy hands are 
the heavens. They shall perish, but thou shalt continue, 
and they shall all grow old as a garment. And as a 
vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be 
changed : but thou art the self-same, and thy years shall 
not fail. 



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Gospel. — John i. 1-14, p. 119. 



SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF 
CHRISTMAS. 

Epistle. Gal. iv. 1-7. Brethren : As long as the 
heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a servant, 
though he be lord of all : but is under tutors and gov- 
ernors until the time appointed by the father : so we 
also, when we were children, were in bondage under the 
elements of the world. But when the fullness of the 
time was come, God sent his Son, made of a woman, 
made under the law, that he might redeem them who 
were under the law, that we might receive the adoption 
of sons. And because you are sons, God hath sent the 
Spirit of his Son into your hearts crying : Abba, Fa- 
ther. Therefore now he is not a servant, but a son. 
And if a son : an heir also, through God. 

Gospel. Luke ii. 33-40. At that time Joseph, and 
Mary, the mother of Jesus, were wondering at those 
things, which were spoken concerning him. And Simeon 
blessed them, and said to Mary his mother : Behold 
this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of 
many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradict- 
ed: and thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of 
many hearts thoughts shall be revealed. And there was 
one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of 
the tribe of Aser : she was far advanced in years, and 
had lived with her husband seven years from her vir- 
ginity. And she was a widow until fourscore and four 



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years : who departed not from the temple, by fastings 
and prayers serving night and day. Now she at the 
same hour coming in, confessed to the Lord : and spoke 
of him to all that looked for the redemption of Israel. 
And after they had performed all things according to 
the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their 
city Nazareth. And the child grew, and waxed strong, 
full of wisdom : and the grace of God was in him. 

THE CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD. 

Epistle. Titus ii. 11-15. p. 6. 

Gospel. Luke ii. 21. At that time, after eight 
days were accomplished that the child should be cir- 
cumcised : his name was called JESUS, which was 
called by the Angel, before he was conceived in the 
womb. 



THE EPIPHANY. 

Epistle. Isaias Ix. 1-6. Arise, be enlightened, O 
Jerusalem : for thy light is come, and the glory of the 
Lord is risen upon thee. For behold darkness shall 
cover the earth, and a mist the people : but the Lord 
shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon 
thee. And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light, and 
kings in the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thy eyes 
round about and see : all these are gathered together, 
they are come to thee : thy sons shall come from afar, 
and thy daughters shall rise up at thy side. Then shalt 
thou see and abound, and thy heart shall wonder and 



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Epiphany. 



be enlarged, when the multitude of the sea shall be con- 
verted to thee, the strength of the Gentiles shall come 
to thee. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, 
the dromedaries of Madian and Epha : all they from 
Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, anct 
showing forth praise to the Lord. 

Gospel. Matt. ii. 1-12. When Jesus, therefore, was 
born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, 
behold, there came Wise men from the East to Jerusa- 
lem, saying: Where is he that is born King of the 
Jews ? For we have seen his star in the East, and are 
come to adore him. And king Herod hearing this, 
was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him : and as- 
sembling together all the chief priests and scribes of 
the people, he inquired of them where Christ should 
be born. But they said to him : In Bethlehem of 
Juda : for so it is written by the prophet : And 
thou Bethlehem, the land of Juda, art not the least 
among the princes of Juda : for out of thee shall come 
forth the captain that shall rule my people Israel. 
Then Herod, privately calling the wise men, learned 
diligently of them the time of the star, which appeared 
to them : and sending them into Bethlehem, said : Go 
and diligently inquire after the child : and when you 
have found him, bring me word again, that I also may 
come and adore him. Who having heard the king, went 
their way : and behold, the star which they had seen in 
the East, went before them, until it came and stood 
over where the child was. And seeing the star, they re- 
joiced with exceeding great joy. And entering into the 



Epistles and Gospels. 635 



house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and 
falling down, they adored him : and opening their treas- 
ures, they offered him gifts, gold, frankincense, and 
myrrh. And having received an answer in sleep that 
they should not return to Herod, they went back anoth- 
er way into their country. 

FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 

Epistle. Rom. xii. 1-5. Brethren : I beseech 
you, by the mercy of God, that you present your 
bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, 
your reasonable service. And be not conformed to 
this world, but be reformed in the newness of your 
mind : that you may prove what is the good, and 
the acceptable, and the perfect will of God. For I 
say, through the grace that is given me, to all 
that are among you : not to be more wise than it be- 
lioveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety: and 
according as God hath divided to every one the meas- 
ure of faith. For as in one body we have many mem- 
bers, but all the members have not the same office : so 
we being many are one body in Christ, and every one 
members one of another in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Gospel. Luke ii. 42-52. When Jesus was twelve 
years old, they going up to Jerusalem according to 
the custom of the feast, and having fulfilled the days, 
when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jeru- 
salem, and his parents knew it not. And thinking that 
he was in the company, they came a day's journey, and 
sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 



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And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, 
seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days 
they found him in the temple sitting in the midst 
of the doctors, hearing them and asking them questions. 
And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom 
and his answers. And seeing him, they wondered. 
And his mother said to him : Son, why hast thou done 
so to us ? behold thy father and I have sought thee sor- 
rowing. And he said to them : How is it that you 
sought me ? did you not know that I must be about my 
Father's business ? And they understood not the word 
that he spoke unto them. And he went down with them, 
and came to Nazareth: and was subject to them. And 
his mother kept all these words in her heart. And Je- 
sus advanced in wisdom and age, and grace with God 
and men. 

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 

FEAST OF THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS. 

Epistle. Acts iv. S-12. In those days Peter, filled 
with the Holy Ghost, said to them : Ye princes of the 
people and ancients, hear: If w r e this day are examined 
concerning the good deed done to the infirm man, 
by what means he hath been made whole, be it known 
to you all, and to all the people of Israel : that by the 
name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom 
you crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, 
even by him this man standeth here before you whole. 
This is the stone which was rejected by you the build- 



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crs : which is become the head of the corner : neither 
is there salvation in any other. For there is no other 
name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be 
saved. 

Gospel of the Feast. Luke ii. 21. 

Gospel of the Sunday. John ii. 1-11. At 
that time there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee : 
and the mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus also 
was invited, and his disciples, to the marriage. And 
the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to him : They 
have no wine. And Jesus saith to her : Woman, what 
is to me and to thee? my hour is not yet come. His 
mother saith to the waiters : Whatsoever he shall say 
to you do ye. Now there were set there six water- 
pots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying 
of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece. 
Jesus saith to them : Fill the water-pots with water. 
And they filled them up to the brim, And Jesus saith 
to them : Draw out now and carry to the chief stew- 
ard of the feast. And they carried it. And when the 
chief steward had tasted the water made wine, and 
knew not whence it was, but the waiters knew who had 
drawn the water : the chief steward calleth the bride- 
groom, and saith to him: Every man at first setteth 
forth good wine : and when men have well drunk, then 
that which is worse : but thou hast kept the good wine 
until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in 
Cana of Galilee : and he manifested his glory, and his 
disciples believed in him. 



038 Third Sunday after Epiphany. 

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 

Epistle. Rom. xii. 16-21. Brethren: Be not 
wise in your own conceits : to no man rendering evil 
for evil : providing good things not only in the sigh, 
of God, but also in the sight of all men. If it be 
possible, as much as is in you, having peace with all 
men. Not revenging yourselves, my dearly beloved, 
but giving place unto wrath ; for it is written : Rev- 
enge to me : I will repay, saith the Lord. But if thy 
enemy be hungry, give him to eat : if he thirst, give 
him drink : for doing this thou shalt heap coals of fire 
upon his head. Be not overcome by evil, but overcome 
evil by good. 

Gospel. Matt. viii. 1-13. At that time when Jesus 
was come down from the mountain, great multitudes 
followed him : and behold a leper came and adored him, 
saying : Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 
And Jesus, stretching forth his hand, touched him saying: 
I will. Be thou made clean. And forthwith his leprosy 
was cleansed. And Jesus saith to him : See thou tell no 
man : but go show thyself to the priest, and offer the 
gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them. 
And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came 
to him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying: Lord, my 
servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grievous- 
ly tormented. And Jesus saith to him : I will come 
and heal him. And the centurion, making answer, 
said : Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter 
under my roof : but only say the word, and my servant 
shall be healed. For I also am a man subject to au- 



Epistles and Gospels. 639 



thority, having under me soldiers ; and I say to this : 
Go, and he goeth : and to another : Come, and he Com- 
eth : and to my servant : Do this, and he doth it. And 
Jesus, hearing this, marveled : and said to them that 
followed him : Amen I say to you, I have not found so 
great faith in Israel. And I say to you that many shall 
come from the east and the west, and shall sit down 
with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom 
of heaven : but the children of the kingdom shall be 
cast out into the exterior darkness : there shall be weep- 
ing and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said to the cen- 
turion : Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to 
thee. And the servant was healed at the same 
hour. 



FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 

Epistle. Rom. xiii. S-io. Brethren : Owe no man 
anything, but to love one another : for he that loveth, 
his neighbor, hath fulfilled the law. For : Thou shalt 
not commit adulter}* : Thou shalt not kill : Thou shalt 
not steal : Thou shalt not bear false witness : Thou 
shalt not covet ; and if there be any other command- 
ment, it is comprised in this word: Thou shalt love 
thy neighbor as thyself. The love of our neighbor 
worketh no evil. Love therefore is the fulfilling of the 
law. 

Gospel. Matt. viii. 23-27. At that time when Jesus 
entered into the boat, his disciples followed him : and 
behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the 
boat was covered with waves, but he was asleep. And 



640 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. 



his disciples crane to him, and awaked him, saying: 
Lord, save us, we perish. And Jesus saith to them: Why- 
are you fearful, ye of little faith ? Then rising up he 
commanded the winds, and the sea, and there came a 
great calm. But the men wondered, saying : What 
manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey 
him ? 



FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 

Epistle. Coloss. iii. 12-17. Brethren : Put ye on 
therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the 
bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience: 
bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if 
any have a complaint against another : even as the Lord 
hath forgiven you, so do you also. But above all these 
things have charity, which is the bond of perfection : 
and let the peace of Christ rejoice in your hearts, where- 
in also you are called in one body ; and be ye thank- 
ful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly, 
in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another 
in psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing in 
grace in your hearts to God. All whatsoever you do 
in word or in work, all things do ye in the name of the 
Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God and the 
Father through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Gospel. Matt. xiii. 24-30. At that time Jesus 
spoke this parable to the multitude, saying : The 
kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed 
good seed in his field ; but while men were asleep, 
his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat, 



Epistles and Gospels. 641 



and went his way. And when the blade was sprung 
up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared also the 
cockle. And the servants of the good man of the house 
coming said to him : Sir, didst thou not sow good seed 
in thy field? Whence then hath it cockle? And he 
said to them : An enemy hath done this. And the ser- 
vants said to him : Wilt thou that we go and gather it 
up ? And he said : No, lest while you gather up the 
cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it. 
Let both grow until the harvest, and in the time of the 
harvest I will say to the reapers : Gather up first the 
cockle, and bind it in bundles to burn, but gather the 
wheat into my barn. 

SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 

Epistle. I Thess. i. 2-10. Brethren : We give 
thanks to God always for you all, making a remem- 
brance of you in our prayers without ceasing, being 
mindful of the work of your faith, and labor, and 
charity, and of the enduring of the hope of our 
Lord Jesus Christ before God and our Father : 
knowing, brethren, beloved of God, your election : for 
our gospel hath not been to you in word only, but in 
power also, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much fulness, 
as you know what manner of men we have been among 
you for your sakes* And you became followers of us, 
and of the Lord, receiving the word in much tribula- 
tion, with joy of the Holy Ghost : so that you were 
made a pattern to all that believe in Macedonia and in 
Achaia. For from you was spread abroad the word of 
the Lord, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but 

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642 Scptitagcsivia Sunday. 

also in every place your faith, which is towards God, is 
gone forth, so that we need not to speak anything. For 
they themselves relate of us, what manner of entering 
in we had unto you : and how you turned to God from 
idols, to serve the living and true God, and to wait for 
his Son from heaven (whom he raised up from the 
dead), Jesus, who hath delivered us from the wrath to 
come. 

Gospel. Matt. xiii. 31-35. At that time Jesus 
spoke to the multitude this parable: The kingdom 
of heaven is like to a grain of mustard-seed, which a 
man took and sowed in his field. Which indeed is 
the least of all seeds : but when it is grown up, it is 
greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that 
the birds of the air come and dwell in the branches 
thereof. Another parable he spoke to them : The 
kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman 
took and hid in three measures of meal, until the 
whole was leavened. All these things Jesus spoke 
in parables to the multitudes, and without parables he 
did not speak to them : that the word might, be fulfilled 
which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open 
my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from 
the foundation of the world. 

If thore be not ?ix Sundays between the Epiphany and Sep- 
tuagesima, what remain are omitted, and taken in between the 
twenty-third and the last Sunday after Pentecost. 

SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY. 



Epistle, i Cor. ix. 24, and x. 1-5. Brethren: 



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Know you not that they that run in the race, all 
run indeed, but one receiveth the prize ? So run 
that you may obtain. And every one that striveth 
for the mastery refraineth himself from all things, and 
they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown, 
but we an incorruptible one. I therefore so run, not 
as at an uncertainty : I so fight, not as one beating the 
air: but I chastise my body, and bring it into subjec- 
tion : lest, perhaps, when I have preached to others, I 
myself should become a castaway. For I would not 
have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all 
under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all 
in Moses were baptized in the cloud, and in the sea : 
and did all eat the same spiritual food : and all drank 
the same spiritual drink : (and they drank of the spirit- 
ual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.) 
But with the most of them God was not well pleased. 

- Gospel. Matt. xx. 1-16. At that time Jesus 
spoke to his disciples this parable : The kingdom of 



644 Septuagesima Sunday. 



heaven is like to a householder who went out early in 
the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. And 
having agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, 
he sent them into his vineyard. And going out 
about the third hour, he saw others standing in the 
market-place, idle. And he said to them : Go you 
also into my vineyard, and I will give you what 
shall be just. And they went their way. And again 
he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour : and 
he did in like manner. But about the eleventh hour he 
went out and found others standing, and he saith to 
them : Why stand you here all the day idle ? They say 
to him : Because no man hath hired us. He saith to 
them : Go you also into my vineyard. And when 
evening was come, the lord of the vineyard said to his 
steward : Call the laborers and pay them their hire, be- 
ginning from the last even to the first. When, there- 
fore, they were come that came about the eleventh hour, 
they received every man a penny. But when the first also 
came, they thought that they should have received more : 
and they also received every man a penny. And receiv- 
ing it they murmured against the master of the house, 
saying : These last have worked but one hour, and thou 
hast made them equal to us that have borne the burden 
of the day and the heats. But he answering said to 
one of them : Friend, I do thee no wrong : didst thou 
not agree with me for a penny ? Take what is thine y 
and go thy way. I will also give to this last even as to 
thee. Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Is 
thy eye evil, because I am good ? So shall the last bo 
first, and the first last; for many are called but few 
chosen. 



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SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY. 

Epistle, 2 Cor. xi. 19-33. xii. I. Brethren : You 
gladly suffer the foolish, whereas yourselves are wise. 
For you suffer if a man bring you into bondage, 
if a man devour you, if a man take from you, if a 
man be lifted up, if a man strike you on the face. 
I speak according to dishonor, as if we had been 
weak in this part. Wherein, if any man dare ( I speak 
foolishly), I dare also. They are Hebrews : so am I. 
They are Israelites : so am I. They are the seed of 
Abraham, so am I. They are the ministers of Christ 
(I speak as one less wise), I am more: in many more 
labors, in prisons more frequently, in stripes above 
measure, in deaths often. Of the Jews five times did I 
receive forty stripes, save one. Thrice was I beaten 
with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I suffered ship- 
wreck, a night and a day I was in the depth of the sea. 
In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of 
robbers, in perils from my own nation, in perils from 
the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wil- 
derness, in perils in the sea, in perils from false breth 
ren: in labor and painful ness, in much watchings, in 
hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and naked- 
ness, besides those things which are without : my daily 
instance, the solicitude for all the churches. "Who is 
weak, and I am not weak? Who is scandalized, and I 
am not on fire ? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the 
things that concern my infirmity. The God and father 
of our Lord Jesus Christ,who is blessed forever, knoweth 
that I lie not. ' At Damascus, the governor of the nation 
under Aretas the king, guarded the city of the Damas- 



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cenes, to apprehend me: and through a window in a 
bisket was I let down by the wall, and so escaped his 
hands. If I must glory (it is not expedient indeed): 
but I will come to the visions and revelations of the 
Lord. I know a man in Christ above fourteen years 
ago (whether in the body, I know not, or out of the 
body, I know not, God knoweth), such a one rapt even 
to the third heaven. And I know such a man (whether 
in the body or out of the body I cannot tell: God 
knoweth), how he was caught up into paradise: and 
heard secret words, which it is not granted to man to 
utter. For such a one I will glory: but for myself I 
will glory nothing, but in my infirmities. For though 
I should have a mind to glory, I shall not be foolish: 
for I will say the truth: but I forbear lest any man 
should think of me above that which he seeth in me, or 
anything he heareth from me. And lest the greatness 
of the revelations should exalt me, there was given me 
a sting of my flesh, an angel of Satan, to buffet me. 
For which thing I thrice besought the Lord that it 
might depart from me: and he said to me: My grace 
is sufficient for thee: for powe~ is made perfect in infirm- 
ity. Gladly, therefore, will I glory in my infirmities, 
that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 

Gospel. Luke viii. 4-16. At that time, when a 
very great multitude was gathered together, and hast- 
ened out of the cities to Jesus, he spoke by a simili- 
tude. The sower went out to sow his seed: and as 
he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and it was 
trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured 



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it. And other some fell upon a rock ; and as soon 
as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had 
no moisture. And other some fell among thorns, and 
thorns growing up with it choked it. And other some 
fell upon good ground, and sprung up, and yielded fruit 
a hundredfold. Saying these things he cried out: He 
that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And his disciples 
asked him what this parable might be. To whom he 
said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the 
kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables: that see- 
ing they may not see, and hearing they may not under- 
stand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word 
of God. And they by the wayside are they that hear : 
then the devil cometh, and taketh the word out of their 
heart, lest believing they should be saved. Now they 
upon the rock are they who, when they hear, receive 
the word with joy: and these have no roots, for they 
believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. 
And that which fell among thorns, are they who have 
heard, and going their way, are choked with the cares and 
the riches and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit. 
But that on the good ground are they who, in a good 
and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring 
forth fruit in patience. 

QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY. 

Epistle, i Cor. xiii. 1-13. Brethren: If I speak 
with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not 
charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling 
cymbal. And if I should have prophecy, and should 



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know all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I should 
have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and 
have not charity, I am nothing. And if I should distrib- 
ute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I should de- 
liver my body to be burned, and have not charity, it 
proflteth me nothing. Charity is patient, is kind : 
Charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely : is not puff- 
ed up, is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not pro- 
voked to anger, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in in- 
iquity, but rejoiceth with the truth : beareth all things, 
believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all 
things. Charity never falleth away: whether prophe- 
cies shall be made void, or tongues shall cease, or 
knowledge shall be destroyed. For we know in part, 
and prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect 
is come, that which is in part shall be done away. When 
I was a child I spoke as a child, I understood as a 
child, I thought as a child. But when I became a man, 
I put away the things of a child. We now see through 
a glass in a dark manner ; but then face to face. Now 
I know in part: but then I shall know even as I am 
known. And now there remain Faith, Flope, Charity, 
these three : but the greatest of these is charity. 

Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 31-43. At that time Jesus 
took unto him the twelve, and said to them : Behold we 
go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be accomplish- 
ed which were written by the prophets concerning the 
Son of Man. For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, 
and shall be mocked, and scourged, and spit upon : and 
after they have scourged him, they will put him to 



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death, and the third day he shall rise again. And they 
understood none of these things. And this word was 
hid from them, and they understood not the things that 
were said. Now it came to pass, when he drew 
nigh to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the 
way-side, begging. And when he heard the multitude 
passing by, he asked what this meant. And they told 
him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he 
cried out: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. 
And they that went before rebuked him, that he should 
hold his peace. But he cried out much more : Son of 
David, have mercy on me. And Jesus, standing, com- 
manded him to be brought unto him. And when he 
was come near, he asked him, saying : What wilt thou 
that I do to thee? But he said: Lord, that I may see. 
And Jesus said to him : Receive thy sight : thy faith 
hath made thee whole. And immediately he saw, and 
followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, 
when they saw it, gave praise to God. 




ASH-WEDNESDAY. 



Lesson. Joel ii. 12-19. Thus saith the Lord: Be 
converted to me with all your heart, in fasting, in weep- 
ing, and in mourning. And rend your hearts, and not 



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your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he 
is gracious and merciful, patient, and rich in mercy, and 
ready to repent of the evil. Who knoweth but he will 
return, and forgive, and leave a blessing behind him, 
sacrifice and libation to the Lord your God ? Blow the 
trumpet in Sion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, 
gather together the people, sanctify the Church, assem- 
ble the ancients, gather together the little ones, and 
them that suck at the breasts : let the bridegroom go 
forth from his bed, and the bride out of the bridecham- 
ber. Between the porch and the altar, the priests, the 
Lord's ministers, shall weep, and say : Spare, O Lord, 
spare thy people : and give not thine inheritance to re- 
proach, that the heathens should rule over them. Why 
should they say among the nations : Where is their 
God ? The Lord hath been zealous for his land, and has 
spared his people. And the Lord answered and said 
to his people : Behold I will send you corn, and wine, 
and oil, you shall be filled with them, and I will no 
more make you a reproach among the nations, saith the 
Lord Almighty. 

Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 16-21. At that time Jesus said 
to his disciples : When you fast, be not as the hypo- 
crites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they 
may appear to men to fast. Amen, I say to you, they 
have received their reward. But thou, when thou fast- 
est, anoint thy head and wash thy face, that thou ap- 
pear not to men to fast, but to thy Father, who is in 
secret : and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will repay 
thee. Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth, 



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where the rust and moth consume, and where thieves 
break through and steal. But lay up to yourselves treas- 
ures in heaven, where neither the rust nor moth doth 
consume, and where thieves do not break through nor 
steal. For where thy treasure is, there is thy heart 
also. 

FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. 

Epistle. 2 Cor. vi. i-io. Brethren: We exhort 
you, that you receive not the grace of God in vain. 
For he saith : In an accepted time have I heard thee, 
and in the day of salvation have I helped thee. Be- 
hold now is the acceptable time, behold, now is the day 
of salvation. Giving no offence to any man, that our 
ministry be not blamed : but in all things let us exhibit 
ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in 
tribulation, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in 
prisons, in seditions, in labors, in watchings, in fast- 
ings, in chastity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in 
sweetness, in the Holy Ghost, in charity unfeigned, in 
the word of truth, in the power of God : by the armor 
of justice on the right hand and on the left, by honor, 
and dishonor, by evil report, and good report : as de- 
ceivers, and yet true : as unknown, and yet known: as 
dying, and behold we live: as chastised, and not killed: 
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing: as needy, yet enrich- 
ing many : as having nothing, and possessing all 
things. 

Gospel. St. Matt, iv. i-ii. At that time Jesus was 
led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the 



652 Second Sunday in Lent. 



devil. And when he had fasted forty clays and forty 
nights, afterwards he was hungry. And the tempter 
coming, said to him : If thou be the Son of God, com- 
mand that these stones be made bread. Who answered 
and said: It is written: Not in bread alone doth man 
live, but by every word that proceedeth out of the 
mouth of God. Then the devil took him into the 
holy city, and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple, 
and said to him : If thou be the Son of God, cast thy- 
self down: for it is written: That He hath given his 
angels charge over thee, and in their hands shall they 
bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a 
stone. Jesus said to him: It is written again: Thou 
shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. x\gain the devil 
took him up into a very high mountain : and showed 
him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of 
them, and said to him : All these will I give thee, if 
falling down, thou wilt adore me. Then Jesus said to 
him: Begone, Satan: for it is written: The Lord thy 
God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou serve. 
Then the devil left him : and behold angels came and 
ministered to him. 

SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT. 

Epistle, i Thess. iv. 1-7. Brethren : We pray and 
beseech you in the Lord Jesus that as you have re- 
ceived of us, how you ought to walk, and to please 
God, so also you would walk, that you may abound 
the more. For you know what precepts I have given 
to you by the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, 
your sanctification , that you should abstain from forni- 



Epistles and Gospels. 653 

cation, that every one of you should know how to pos- 
sess his vessel in sanctification and honor: not in the 
passion of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God : 
and that no man overreach nor circumvent his brother 
in business : because the Lord is the avenger of all 
these things, as we have told you before, and have tes- 
tified. For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, 
but unto sanctification. 

Gospel. St. Matt. xvii. 1-9. At that time Jesus tak- 
eth unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, 
and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart : and 
he was transfigured before them. And his face did 
shine as the sun, and his garments became white as 
snow. And, behold, there appeared to them Moses 
and Elias talking with him. And Peter answering, said 
to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou 
wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, 
and one for Moses, and one for Elias. And as he was 
yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshaded them. 
And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying : This is my 
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased ; hear ye him. 
And the disciples hearing, fell upon their face, and 
were very much afraid. And Jesus came and touched 
them, and said unto them : Arise, and fear not. And 
they, lifting up their eyes, saw no one, but only Jesus. 
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus 
charged them, saying : Tell the vision to no man, till 
the Son of Man be risen from the dead. 

THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. 

Epistle. Ephes, v. 1-9. Brethren : Be ye there- 



654 Third Sitnday in Lent. 



fore followers of God, as most dear children : and walk 
in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath delivered 
himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God, for 
an odor of sweetness. But fornication, and all un- 
cleanness, or covetousness, let it not so much as be 
named among you, as becometh saints : or obscenity, 
or foolish talking, or scurrility, which is to no purpose: 
but rather giving of thanks. For know ye this, and 
understand that no fornicator, or unclean, or covetous 
person (which is a serving of idols) hath inheritance in 
the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man de- 
ceive you with vain words : for because of these things 
cometh the anger of God upon the children of unbelief. 
Be ye not therefore, partakers with them. For you were 
heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk 
then as children of the light : for the fruit of the light 
is in all goodness, and justice, and truth. 

Gospel. St. Luke xi. 14-28. At that time Jesus 
was casting out a devil, and the same was dumb. And 
when he had cast out the devil, the dumb spoke : and 
the multitudes were m admiration at it. But some of 
them said : He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince 
of devils. And others, tempting, asked of him a sign 
from Heaven. But he, seeing their thoughts, said to 
them : Every kingdom divided against itself shall be 
brought to desolation, and house upon house shall fall. 
And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall 
his kingdom stand ? because you say that through Beel- 
zebub I cast out devils. Now, if I cast out devils 
by Beelzebub, by whom do your children cast 
them out ? Therefore they shall be your judges. 



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But if I, by the finger of God, cast out devils : doubt- 
less the kingdom of God is come upon you. When 
a strong man armed keepeth his court : those things 
are in peace which he possesseth. But if a stronger 
than he came upon him, and overcome him : he 
will take away all his armor wherein he trusted, 
and will distribute his spoils. He that is not with me 
is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scat- 
tereth. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, 
he walketh through places without water, seeking rest : 
and not finding, he saith : I will return unto my house, 
whence I came out. And when he is come, he findeth 
it swept and garnished, Then he goeth and taketh 
with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, 
and entering in they dwell there. And the last state 
of the man becomes worse than the first. And it came 
to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from 
the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him : Blessed is 
the womb that bore thee, and the paps that gave thee 
suck. But he said : Yea rather, blessed are they who 
hear the word of God, and keep it. 

FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 

Epistle. Gal. iv. 22-31. Brethren: It is written : 
that Abraham had two sons : the one by a bond woman, 
and the other by a free woman. But he who was of 
the bond woman was born according to the flesh : but 
he of the free woman was by promise : Which things 
are said by an allegory. For these are the two testa- 
ments. The one from Mount Sina, engendering unto 
bondage : which is Agar : for Sina is a mountain in 



656 Fourth Sunday in Lent. 



Arabia, which hath affinity to that Jerusalem which 
now is, and is in bondage with her children. But that 
Jerusalem, which is above, is free, which is our mother. 
For it is written : Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest 
not : break forth and cry, thou that travailest not : for 
many are the children of the desolate, more than of her 
that hath a husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, 
are the children of promise. But as then, he that was 
born according to the flesh, persecuted him that was 
after the spirit, so also it is now. But what saith the 
Scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son : for 
the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the 
son of the free woman. So then, brethren, we are not 
the children of the bondwoman, but of the free : by the 
freedom wherewith Christ has made us free. 

Gospel. St. John vi. 1-15. At that time, Jesus 
went over the sea of Galilee, which is that of Tiberias: 
and a great multitude followed him, because they saw 
the miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 
Jesus therefore went up into a mountain, and there he 
sat with his disciples. Now the pasch, the festival day 
of the Jews, was near at hand. AVhen Jesus therefore 
had lifted up his eyes, and seen that a very great multi- 
tude cometh to him, he said to Philip : Whence shall 
we buy bread that these may eat ? And this he said to 
try him : for he himself knew what he would do. Philip 
answered him : Two hundred pennyworth of bread is 
not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little. 
One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon 
Peter, saith to him : There is a boy here that hath five 
barley loaves and two fishes : but what are these among 



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so many ? Then Jesus said : Make the men sit down. 
Now there was much grass in the place. The men 
therefore sat down, in number about five thousand. 
And Jesus took the loaves : and when he had given 
thanks, he distributed to them that were set down. In 
like manner also of the fishes, as much as they would. 
And when they were filled, he said to his disciples: 
Gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost. 
They gathered up therefore, and filled twelve baskets 
with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which re- 
mained over and above to them that had eaten. Now 
those men, when they had seen what a miracle Jesus 
had done, said : This is of a truth the prophet that is 
to come into the world. Jesus therefore, when he knew 
that they would come to take him by force and make 
him king, fled again into the mountain himself alone. 

PASSION SUNDAY. 

Epistle. Heb. ix. 11-15. Brethren: Christ being 
come, an high priest of the good things to come, by a 
greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with 
hands, that is, not of this creation: neither by the blood 
of goats nor of calves, but by his own blood, entered 
once into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemp- 
tion. For if the blood of goats, and of oxen, and the 
ashes of an heifer being sprinkled, sanctify such as are 
defiled, to the cleansing of the flesh : how much more 
shall the blood of Christ, who by the Holy Ghost of- 
fered himself unspotted unto God, cleanse our con- 
science from dead works to serve the living God ? And 
therefore he is the mediator of the New Testament • 

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658 Passion Sunday. 

that by means of his death, for the redemption of those 
transgressions which were under the former testament, 
they that are called may receive the promise of eternal 
inheritance. 

Gospel. St. John vii. 46-59. At that time, Jesus 
said to the multitude of the Jews : Which of you shall 
convince me of sin ? If I say the truth to you, why do 
you not believe me ? He that is of God, heareth the 
words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because 
you are not of God. The Jews therefore answered and 
said to him : Do not we say well that thou art a Samar- 
itan, and hast a devil ? Jesus answered : I have not a 
devil : but I honor my Father, and you have dishonored 
me. But I seek not my own glory ; there is one that 
seeketh and judgeth. Amen, amen, I say to you: If 
any man keep my word, he shall not see death for ever. 
The Jews therefore said : Now we know that thou hast 
a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets : and thou 
sayest : If any man keep my word, he shall not taste 
death for ever. Art thou greater than our father Abra- 
ham, who is dead ? And the prophets are dead. Whom 
dost thou make thyself ? Jesus answered : If I glorify j 
myself my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glori- 
fieth me, of whom you say that he is )'our God : and 
you have not known him, but I know him. And if I 
should say that I know him not, I should be like to 
you, a liar. But I do know him, and do keep his word. 
Abraham your father rejoiced that he might see my day: 
he saw it, and was glad. The Jews then said to him : 
Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abra- 
ham ? Jesus said to them ; Amen, amen, I say to you, 



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before Abraham was made, I am. They took up stones, 
therefore, to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself and 
went out of the temple. 

PALM SUNDAY. 




Epistle. Philip, ii. 2-1 1. Brethren: Let this mind 
be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus : who being 
in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal 
with God, but emptied himself, taking the form of a 
servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in 
habit found as a man. He humbled himself, becoming 
obedient unto death : even to the death of the cross. 
For which cause God also hath exalted him, and hath 
given him a name which is above all names : that in the 
name of Jesus every knee shall bow, of those that are in 
heaven, on earth, and under the earth. And that every 
tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in 
the glory of the Father. 

Gospel. The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, ac- 
cording to St. Matt. xxvi. and xxvii. At that time 
Jesus said to his disciples : You know, that after two 
days shall be the pasch, and the Son of man shall be 



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delivered up to be crucified. Then were gathered to- 
gether the chief priests and ancients of the people into 
the court of the high priest, who was called Caiphas : 
and they consulted together, that by subtilty they might 
apprehend Jesus, and put him to death. But they said: 
Not on the festival day, lest perhaps there should be a 
tumult amongst the people. And when Jesus was in 
Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, there came 
to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious 
ointment, and poured it on his head as he was at table. 
And the disciples seeing it, had indignation, saying : 
To what purpose is this waste ? For this might have 
been sold for much, and given to the poor. And Jesus 
knowing it, said to them : Why do you trouble this 
woman ? for she has wrought a good work upon me: for 
the poor you have always with you, but me you have 
not always. For she, in pouring this ointment upon my 
body, hath done it for my burial. Amen, I say to you, 
wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole 
world, that also which she hath done, shall be told for 
a memory of her. Then went one of the twelve, who 
was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests: and said 
to them : What will you give me, and I will deliver him 
unto you ? But they appointed him thirty pieces of 
silver. And from thenceforth he sought an opportunity 
to betray him. And on the first day of the Azymes, 
the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Where wilt thou 
that we prepare for thee to eat the pasch ? But Jesus 
said : Go ye into the city, to a certain man. and say to 
him, The Master saith, My time is near at hand. With 
thee I make the pasch, with my disciples. And the 
disciples did as Jesus appointed to them, and they pre- 



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pared the pasch. Now when it was evening, he sat 
down with his twelve disciples. And whilst they were 
eating, he said: Amen, I say to you, that one of you is 
about to betray me. And they being very much troub- 
led, began every one to say : Is it I, Lord ? But he an- 
swering, said : He that dippeth his hand with me in the 
dish, he shall betray me. The Son of man indeed goeth, 
as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom 
the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were better for 
him if that man had not been born. And Judas, that 
betrayed him, answering, said: Is it I, Rabbi? He 
saith to him : Thou hast said it. And whilst they were 
at supper, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke, 
and gave to his disciples, and said: Take ye, and eat ; 
This is my body. And taking the chalice, he gave 
thanks, and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this. 
For this is my blood of the New Testament, which 
shall be shed for many for the remission of sins. And 
I say to you : I will not drink from henceforth of this 
fruit of the vine, until that day when I shall drink it 
new with you in the kingdom of my Father. And a 
hymn being said, they went out into Mount Olivet. 
Then Jesus said to them: All you shall be scandalized 
in me this night. For it is written: I will strike the 
shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be dispersed. 
Tut after I shall be risen again, I will go before you 
into Galilee. And Peter answering, said to him: Al- 
though all shall be scandalized in thee, I will never be 
scandalized. Jesus said to him: Amen, I say to thee, 
that in this night, before the cock crow, thou wilt deny 
me thrice. Peter saith to him: Yea, though I should 
die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like man- 



662 Palm Sunday. 

ncr said all the disciples. Then Jesus came with them 
into a country place, which is called Gethsemani, and 
he said to his disciples: Sit you here, till I go yonder, 
and pray. And taking with him Peter and the two sons 
of Zebedee, he began to grow sorrowful, and to be sad. 
Then he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful, even unto 
death ; stay here and watch with me. And going a 
little further he fell upon his face, praying, and saying: 
My Father, if it be possible, let this chalice pass from 
me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. And 
he cometh to his disciples and findeth them asleep, 
and he said to Peter: What ! could you not watch one 
hour with me? Watch ye and pray that ye enter not 
into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the 
flesh is weak. Again the second time he went and pray- 
ed, saying: My Father, if this chalice may not pass 
away, but I must drink it, thy will be done. And he 
cometh again, and findeth them sleeping ; for their eyes 
were heavy. And leaving them he went again ; and he 
prayed the third time, saying the self-same word. Then 
he cometh to his disciples, and saith to them: Sleep ye 
now, and take your rest: behold the hour is at hand, 
and the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of 
sinners. Rise, let us go: behold he is at hand that will 
betray me. As he yet spoke, behold Judas, one of the 
twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with 
swords and clubs, sent from the chief-priests and 
the ancients of the people. And he that betrayed him, 
gave them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I. shall kiss, that 
is he, hold him fast. And forthwith coming to Jesus, 
he said: Hail, Rabbi. And he kissed him. And Jesus 
said to him: Friend, whereto art thou come? Then 



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they came up, and laid hands on Jesus, and held him. 
And behold one of them that were with Jesus, stretch- 
ing forth his hand, drew out his sword ; and striking 




the servant of the high-priest, cut off his ear. Then 
Jesus said to him: Put up again thy sword into its place ; 
for all that take the sword, shall perish with the sword. 
Thinkest thou that I cannot ask my Father, and he 
will give me presently more than twelve legions of an- 
gels ? How then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that 
so it must be done? In that same hour Jesus said to 
the multitudes : You are come out as it were to a rob- 
ber, with swords and clubs, to apprehend me. I sat 
daily with you teaching in the temple, and you laid 
not hands on me. Now T all this was done, that the 
Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then 
the disciples all leaving him, fled. But they holding 
Jesus, led him to Caiphas the high-priest, where the 
scribes and the ancients were assembled. And Peter 



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followed him afar off, even to the court of the high- 
priest. And going in, he sat with the servants, that he 
might see the end. And the chief priests and the whole 
council sought false witness against Jesus, that they 
might put him to death: and they found not, whereas 
many false witnesses had come in. And last of all 
there came two false witnesses : and they said: This 
man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and 
after three days to rebuild it. And the high -priest ris- 
ing up, said to him: Answerest thou nothing to the 
things which these witness against thee ? But Jesus 
held his peace. And the high-priest said to him: I ad- 
jure thee, by the living God, that thou tell us if thou be 
the Christ the Son of God. Jesus saith to him: Thou 
hast said it. Nevertheless I say to you, Hereafter you 
shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of 
the power of God, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 
Then the high-priest rent his garments, saying: He 
hath blasphemed, what further need have we of wit- 
nesses ? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy : 
what think you? But they answering, said: He is 
guilty of death. Then did they spit in his face, and 
buftet him, and others struck his face with the palms of 
their hands, saying: Prophesy unto us, O Christ, who 
is he that struck thee ? But Peter sat without in the 
court ; and there came to him a servant maid, saying: 
Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilean. But he denied 
before them all, saying: I know not what thou sayest. 
And as he went out of the gate, another maid saw him, 
and she saith to them that were there: This man also 
was with Jesus of Nazareth. And again he denied with 
an oath- That I know not the man. And after a little 



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while they came that stood by, and said to Peter: Surely 
thou also art one of them : for even thy speech doth 
discover thee. Then he began to curse and swear that 
he knew not the man. And immediately the cock- 
crew. And Peter remembered the words of Jesus which 
lie had said: Before the cock crow thou wilt deny me 
thrice. And going forth, he wept bitterly. And when 
morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of 
the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might 
put him to death. And they brought him bound, and 
delivered him to Pontius Pilate the Governor. Then 
Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemn- 
ed, repenting himself, brought back the thirty pieces 
of silver to the chief priests and ancients, saying: I 
have sinned, in betraying innocent blood. But they 
said: What is that to us ? Look thou to it, And cast- 
ing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he depart- 
ed, and went and hanged himself with an halter. But 
the chief priests having taken the pieces of silver, said: 
It is not lawful to put them into the corbona: because 
it is the price of blood. And after they had consulted 
together, they bought with them the potter's field, to be 
a burying-place for strangers. For this cause, that field 
was called Haceldama, that is, the Field of blood 
even to this day. Then was fulfilled that which was 
spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: And they 
took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that 
was prized, whom they prized of the children of Israel: 
and they gave them unto the potter's field, as the Lord 
appointed to me. And Jesus stood before the gover- 
nor, and the governor asked him, saying: Art thou the. 
king of the Jews? Jesus saith to him; Thou sayest it. 



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And when he was accused by the chief priests and 
ancients, he answered nothing. Then Pilate saith to 
him: Dost thou not hear how great testimonies they 
allege against thee ? And he answered him to never a 



word: so that the governor wondered exceedingly. Kow 
upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to 
release to the people one prisoner, whom they would. 
And he had then a notorious prisoner, that was called 
Barabbas. They therefore being gathered together, 
Pilate said: Whom will you that I release to you? 
Barabbas, or Jesus that is called Christ ? For he knew 
that for envy they had delivered him. And as he was 
sitting in the place of judgment, his wife sent to him, 
saying : Have thou nothing to do with that just man. 
For I have suffered many things in a dream because of 
him. But the chief priests and ancients persuaded the 
people that they should ask Barabbas, and make Jesus 
away. And the governor answering, said to them : 
Whether will you of the two to be released unto you ? 
But they said : Barabbas. Pilate saith to them: What 




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shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They 
say all: Let him be crucified. The governor said to 
them : Why, what evil hath he done ? But they cried 
out the more, saying: Let him be crucified. And Pilate 
seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a 
tumult was made: taking water, he- washed his hands 
before the people, saying : I am innocent of the blood 
of this just man ; look you to it. And the whole people 
answering, said: His blood be upon us, and upon our 
children. Then he released to them Barabbas ; and 
having scourged Jesus, delivered him unto them to be 
crucified. Then the soldiers of the governor taking 
Jesus into the hall, gathered together unto him the 




whole band: and stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak 
about him. And platting a crown of thorns, they put 
it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And 
bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying: 
Hail, king of the Jews. And spitting upon him, they 
took the reed, and struck his head. And after they had 
mocked him, they took off the cloak from him, and put 
on his own garments, and led him away to crucify him. 



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And going out, they met a man of Cyrene named Simon: 
him they forced to take up the cross. And they came 
to the place that is called Golgotha, which is the place 
of Calvary. And they gave him wine to drink mingled 
with gall. And when he had tasted he would not drink. 
And after they had crucified him, they divided his gar- 
ments, casting lots ; that it might be fulfilled which was 
spoken by the prophet, saying : They divided my gar- 
ments among them ; and upon my vesture they cast lots. 
And they sat and watched him. And they put over his 
head his cause written : This is Jesus the King of 
the Jews. Then were crucified with him two thieves, 
one on the right hand, and one on the left. And they 
that passed by, blasphemed him, wagging their heads, 
and saying: Yah, thou that destroyest the temple of 
God, and in three days dost rebuild it: save thy own 
self: if thou be the Son of God, come down from the 
cross. In like manner also the chief priests, with the 
scribes and ancients, mocking, said : He saved others ; 
himself he cannot save: if he be the king of Israel, let 
him now come down from the cross, and we will believe 
him. He trusted in God : let him now deliver him, if 
he will have him : for he said : I am the Son of God. 
And the self-same thing the thieves also that were cru- 
cified with him, reproached him with. Now from the 
sixth hour there was darkness over the whole earth 
until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus 
cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamma sabac- 
thani ? that is : My God, my God, why hast thou for- 
saken me? And some that stood there and heard, said: 
This man calleth Elias. And immediately one of them 
running, took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and 



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put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. And the others 
said: Let be, let us see whether Eiias will come and 
deliver him. And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, 
yielded up the ghost. (Here ail kneel and pause.) 
And behoid the veil of the temple was rent in tv.-o 
from the top even to the bottom, and the earth 
quaked, and the rocks were rent, and the graves were 
opened; and many bodies of the saints that had 
slept arose ; and coming out of the tombs after his res- 




urrection, came into the holy city and appeared to 
many. Now the centurion and they that were with him 
watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake and the 
things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed 
this was the Son of God. And there were there many 
women afar off who had followed Jesus from Galilee, 
ministering unto him : among whom was Man* Magda- 
len, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and 
the mother of the sons of Zebedee. And when it was 
evening, there came a certain rich man of Arimathea, 
named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus: 
lie vent to Pilate and asked the body of Jesus. Then 



670 Easter Sunday. 



Pilate commanded that the body should be delivered. 
And Joseph taking the body, wrapped it up in a clean 
linen cloth, and laid it in his own new monument, which 
he had hewn out in a rock. And he rolled a great 
stone to the door of the monument, and went his way. 
And there was there Mary Magdalen, and the other 
Mary sitting over against the sepulchre. And the next 
day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief 
priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate, say- 
ing: Sir, we have remembered, that that seducer said, 
while he was yet alive : After three days I will rise 
again. Command therefore the sepulchre to be guarded 
until the third day ; lest perhaps his disciples come and 
steal him away, and say to the people : He is risen from 
the dead: and the last error shall be worse than the 
first. Pilate said to them: You have a guard ; go, 
guard it as you know. And they departing, made the 
sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting guards. 

EASTER SUNDAY. 

Epistle, i Cor. v. 7-8. Brethren : Purge out the 
old leaven, that you may be a new paste, as you are un- 
leavened. For Christ our pasch, is sacrificed. There- 
fore, let us feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the 
leaven of malice and wickedness : but with the unleav- 
ened bread of sincerity and truth. 

Gospel. St. Mark xvi. 1-7. At that time: Mary 
Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James and Salome, 
bought sweet spices, that coming they might anoint 
Jesus. And very early in the morning the first day of 
the week, they came to the sepulchre, the sun being 



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blow risen. And they said one to another: Who shall 
roil us back the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 
And looking, they saw the stone rolled back. For it 
was very great. And entering into the sepulchre, they 
saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed with 
a white robe : and they were astonished. Who saith to 
them : Be not affrighted : you seek Jesus of Nazareth, 
who was crucified: he is risen ; he is not here, behold 
the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disci- 
ples and Peter, that he goeth before you into Galilee : 
there you shall see him, as he told you. 

QUASIMODO, OR LOW SUNDAY. 

Epistle. 1 St. John v. 4-9. Dearly beloved : Whatso- 
ever is born of God, overcometh the world : and this is 
the victory which overcometh the world, our faith. "Who 
is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth 
that Jesus is the Son of God ? This is he that came by 
water and blood, Jesus Christ : not by water only, but 
by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifi- 
eth, that Christ is the truth. And there are three who 
give testimony in Heaven : the Father, the Word, and 
the Holy Ghost. And these three are one. And there 
are three that give testimony on earth : the spirit, and 
the water, and the blood : and these three are one. If 
we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God 
is greater : for this is the testimony of God which is 
greater, because he hath testified of his Son. He that 
believeth in the Son of God, hath the testimony of God 
in himself. 

Gospel. St. John xx. 19-31. At that time : when 



672 Quasimodo, of Low Sunday. 



it was late that same day, the first of the week, and the 
doors were shut where the disciples were gathered to- 
gether, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in 
the midst, and said to them : Peace be to you. And 
when he had said this, he showed them his hands and 
his side. The disciples therefore were glad when they 
saw the Lord. He said therefore to them again : Peace 
be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send yoiu 
When he had said this he breathed on them : and he 
said to them : Receive ye the Holy Ghost : whose 
sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them : and whose 
sins you shall retain, they are retained. Now, Thomas, 
one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with 
them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore 
said to him : we have seen the Lord. But he said to 
them : Except I shall see in his hands the print of the 
nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and 
put my hand into his side, I will not believe. And af- 
ter eight days, again his disciples were within : and 
Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, 
and stood in the midst and said : Peace be to you. 
Then he said to Thomas : Put in thy finger hither, and 
see my hands, and bring hither thy hand, and put it 
into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 
Thomas answered and said to him : My Lord and my 
God ! Jesus saith to him : Because thou hast seen me, 
Thomas, thou hast believed ; blessed are they that have 
not seen and have believed. Many other signs also did 
Jesus in the sight of his disciples, which are not written 
in this book. But these are written that you may be- 
lieve that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God : and that 
believing you may have life in his name. 



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SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 

Epistle, i St. Peter ii. 21-25. Dearly beloved: 
Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example 
that you should follow his steps. Who did no sin, 
neither was guile found in his mouth. Who when he 
was reviled, did not revile : when he suffered, he threat- 
ened not : but delivered himself to him that judged him 
unjustly: who his own self bore our sins in his body 
upon the tree : that we being dead to sins, should 
live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed. For 
you were as sheep going astray, but you are now con- 
verted to the shepherd aud bishop of your souls. 

Gospel. St. John x. 11-16. At that time: Jesus 
said to the Pharisees : I am the good shepherd. The 
good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But the 
hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own 
the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth 
the sheep, and flieth, and the wolf catcheth, and scat- 
tereth the sheep : and the hireling flieth* because he is 
a hireling: and he hath no care for the sheep. I am 
the good shepherd : and I know mine and mine know 
me. As the Father knoweth me, and I know the 
Father : and I lay down my life for my sheep. And 
other sheep I have, that are not of this fold : them also 
I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there 
shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 

Epistle, i St. Peter ii. 11-19. Dearly beloved: I 

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beseech you as strangers and pilgrims to refrain your- 
selves from carnal desires, which war against the soul, 
having your conversation good among the Gentiles : 
that whereas they speak against you as evil doers, they 
may, by the good works which they shall behold in you, 
glorify God in the day of visitation. Be ye subject 
therefore to every human creature for God's sake: 
whether it be to the king as excelling : or to governors 
as sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and 
for the praise of the good : for so is the will of God, that 
by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of 
foolish men : as free, and not as making liberty a cloak 
of malice, but as the servants of God. Honor all 
men: love the brotherhood : fear God : honor the king. 
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not 
only to the good and gentle, but also the froward. For 
this is thankworthy in Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Gospel. St. John xvi. 16-22. At that time : Jesus 
said to his disciples : A little while, and now you shall 
not see me : and again a little while, and you shall see 
me : because I go to the Father. Then some of his 
disciples said one to another : What is it that he saith 
to us : A little while, and you shall not see me : and 
again a little while, and you shall see me, and because 
I go to the Father? They said therefore! What is this 
he saith, A little while ? We know not what he speak - 
eth. And Jesus knew that they had a mind to ask him, 
and he said to them : Of this do you inquire among 
yourselves, because I said : A little while, and you shall 
not see me: and again a little while and you shall see 
me. Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall lament 



Epistles and Gospels. 6/5 

and weep, but the world shall rejoice : and you shall be 
made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into 
joy. A woman when she is in labor, hath sorrow, be- 
cause her hour is come ; but when she hath brought 
forth the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, 
for joy that a man is born into the world. So also you 
now indeed have sorrow, but I will see you again, and 
your heart shall rejoice : and your joy no man shall 
take from you. 

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 

Epistle. St. James i. 17-21. Dearly beloved : 
Every best gift, and every perfect gift, is from above 
coming down from the Father of lights, with whom 
there is no change or shadow of alteration. For of his 
own will hath he begotten us by the word of truth 
that we might be some beginning of his creatures. You 
know, my dearest brethren. And let every man be 
swift to hear, but slow to speak, and slow to anger. 
For the anger of man worketh not the justice of God. 
Wherefore casting away all uncleanness, and abundance 
of naughtiness, with meekness receive the ingrafted 
word, which is able to save your souls. 

Gospel. St. John xvi. 5-15. At that time Jesus 
said to his disciples : I go to him that sent me : and none 
of you asketh me : Whither goest thou ? But because I 
have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your 
heart. But I tell you the truth : It is expedient to you that 
I go: for if I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you: 
but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he is come, 
he will convince the world of sin, and of justice, and of 



676 Fifth Sunday after Easter. 



judgment . Of sin : because they believed not in me. And 
of justice : because I go to the Father : and you shall 
see me nc longer : and of judgment: because the prince 
of this world is already judged. I have yet many things 
to say to you : but you cannot bear them now. But 
when he, the Spirit of Truth, is come, he will teach you 
all truth : for he shall not speak of himself : but what 
things soever he shall hear, he shall speak : and the 
things that are to come he shall show you. He shall 
glorify me : because he shall receive of mine, and shall 
show it to you. 

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 
Epistle. St. James i. 22-27. Dearly beloved : Be 
ye doers of the word, and not hearers only: deceiving 
your own selves. But if a man be a hearer of the word 
and not a doer, he shall be compared to a man behold- 
ing his own countenance in a glass : for he beheld him- 
self and went his way, and presently forgot what man- 
ner of man he was. But he that hath looked into the 
perfect law of liberty, and hath continued therein, not 
becoming a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work: 
this man shall be blessed in his deed. And if any man 
think himself religious, not bridling his tongue, but de-? 
ceiving his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Relig- 
ion clean and undefiled before God and the Father is this: 
to visit the fatherless and the widows in their tribula- 
tion : and to keep one's self unspotted from the world. 

Gospel. John xvi. 23-30. At that time : Jesus said 
to his disciples: Amen, amen, I say to you ; if you ask 
the Father any thing in my name he will give it to you. 
Hitherto you have not asked any thing in my name. 



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Ask and you shall receive, that your joy may be full. 
These things I have spoken to you in proverbs. The 
hour cometh when I no more will speak to you in pro- 
verbs, but will show you plainly of the Father. In 
that day you shall ask in my name : and I say not to 
you, that I will ask the Father for you : for the Father 
himself ioveth you, because you have loved me, and 
have believed that I came out from God. I came forth 
from the Father, and am come into the world : again I 
leave the world, and go to the Father. His disciples 
say to him : Behold now thou speakest plainly, and 
speakest no proverb. Now we know that thou knowest 
all things and thou needest not that any man should 
ask thee. By this we believe that thou earnest forth 
from God. 




ASCENSION DAY. 

Lesson. Acts i. 1-11. The former treatise I made, 
O Theophilus of all things, which Jesus began to do 



6;8 



Ascension Day. 



and to teach, until the day on which giving command- 
ments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had 
chosen, he was taken up : to whom also he showed 
himself alive after his passion, by many proofs, for forty 
days appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom 
of God. And eating together with them, he command- 
ed them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, 
but should wait for the promise of the Father, which 
you have heard (saith he) by my mouth : for John 
indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized 
with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. They, 
therefore, who were come together, asked him, saying : 
Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom 
of Israel? But he said to them : It is not for you to 
know the times or moments, which the Father hath put 
in his own power : but you shall receive the power of 
the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be 
witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and 
Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth. 
And when he had said these things, while they looked 
on, he was raised up : and a cloud received him out of 
their sight. And while they were beholding him going 
up to heaven, behold two men stood by them, in white 
garments, who also said : Ye men of Galilee, why stand 
you looking up to Heaven ? This Jesus, who is taken up 
from you into Heaven, shall so come as you have seen 
him going into Heaven. 

Gospel. St. Mark xvi. 14-20. At that time Jesus ap- 
peared to the eleven disciples as they were at table : and 
he upbraided them with their incredulity and hardness of 
heart : because they did not believe them who had seen 



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him after he was risen again. And he said to them : Go 
ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every 
creature. He that believeth and is baptized, shall be 
saved : but he that believeth not, shall be condemned. 
And these signs shall follow them that believe : In my 
name they shall cast out devils : they shall speak with 
new tongues : they shall take up serpents : and if they 
shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them : 
they shall lay hands upon the sick, and they shall re- 
cover. And our Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to 
them, was taken up to Heaven, and sitteth on the right 
hand of God. But they going forth, preached every 
where, the Lord working withal, and confirming the 
word with signs that followed. 

SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE 
ASCENSION. 
Epistle, i St. Peter iv. 7-1 1. Most dearly be- 
loved : Be prudent and watch in prayers. But before 
all things have a constant mutual charity among your- 
selves ; for charity covereth a multitude of sins. Using 
hospitality one toward another without murmuring : as 
every man hath received grace, ministering the same 
one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace 
of God. If any man speak, let him speak as the words 
of God : if any man minister, let him do it as cf the 
power, which God administereth : that in all things God 
may be honored through Jesus Christ : to whom is glory 
and empire for ever and ever. Amen. 

Gospel. St. John, xv. 26, xvi. 1-4. At that time 
Jesus said to his disciples . Yv'hen the Paraclete cometh. 



oSo Whit Sunday, 

whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of 
truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall give 
testimony of me ; and you shall give testimony, because 
you are with me from the beginning. These things 
have I spoken to you, that you may no: be scandalized. 
They will put you out of the synagogues : yea the hour 
cometh, that whosoever killeth you, will think he doth 
a service to God : and these things will they do to you, 
because they have not known the Father, nor me. But 
these things I have told you : that when the hour 
shall come, you may remember that I told you of 
them. 




"WHIT SUNDAY. 

Lesson". Acts ii. i-ii. When the days of Pente- 
cost were accomplished, they were altogether in one 
place : and suddenly there came a sound from Heaven, 
as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole 
house where they were sitting. And there appeared to 
them parted tongues as if it were of fire, and it sat upon 
every one of them : and they were all filled with the 
Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with divers 



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tongues according as the Holy Ghost gave them to 
speak. Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, de- 
vout men out of every nation under Heaven. And when 
this was noised abroad, the multitude came togeth- 
er, and were confounded in mind, because that every 
man heard them speak in his own tongue. And they 
were all amazed and wondered saying : Behold are not 
all these, that speak, Galileans, and how have we heard, 
every man our own tongue wherein we were born ? Par- 
tisans, and Medes, and Elamites, and inhabitants of 
Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 
Phrygia, and Paraphilia. Egypt, and the parts of Lybia 
about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews also, and 
Proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we have heard them 
speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of God. 

Gospel. St. John xiv, 23-31. At that time Jesus 
said to his disciples : If any one love me, he will keep 
my word, and my Father will love him, and we will 
come to him, and will make our abode with him : he 
that loveth me not, keepeth not my words. And the 
word which you have heard is not mine : but the Fa- 
thers who sent me. These things have I spoken to you, 
abiding with you. But the Paraclete, the Holy Ghost ? 
whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach 
you all things, and bring all things to your mind, what- 
soever I shall have said to you. Peace I leave 
with you, my peace I give to you : not as the world 
giveth, do I give unto you. Let not your heart be. 
troubled, nor let it be afraid. You have heard that I 
said to you : T go away, and I come again to you. If 
you loved me, you would indeed be glad, because I go 



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to the Father : for the Father is greater than I. And 
now I have told you before it come to pass : that when 
it shall come to pass, you may believe. I will not now 
speak many things with you : for the prince of the world 
cometh, and in me he hath not any thing. But that the 
world may know that I love the Father, and as the 
Father hath given me commandment, so do I. 

TRINITY SUNDAY. 

Epistle. Rom. xi. 33-36. O the depth of the 
riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God ! 
How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how 
unsearchable his ways ! For who hath known the 
mind of the Lord ? Or who hath been his counsellor ? 
Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall 
be made him? For of him, and by him, and in him 
are all things : to him be glory for ever. Amen. 

Gospel. St. Matt, xxviii. 18-20. At that time Jesus 
said to his disciples : All power is given to me in Heaven 
and in earth : Going therefore teach all nations : 
Baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost : teaching 
them to observe all things whatsoever I have com- 
manded you : and behold I am with you all days, even 
to the consummation of the world. 

FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Gospel. St. Luke vi. 36-42. At that time 
Jesus said to his disciples : Be ye merciful, as 
your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and you 



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shall not be judged : Condemn not and you shall 
not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be for- 
given. Give, and it shall be given to you ; good 
measure and pressed down and shaken together and 
running over shall be given into your bosom. For with 
the same measure that you shall mete withal, it shall be 
measured to you again. And he spoke also to them a 

master : but even' one shall be perfect, if he be as his mas- 
ter. And why seest thou the mote in thy brothers eye : 
but the beam that is in thy own eye thou considerest not ? 
or how canst thou say to thy brother : Brother, let me 
pull the mote out of thy eye, when thou thyself seest 
not the beam in thy own eye ? Hypocrite, cast first 
the beam out of thine own eye : and then shall thou see 
clearly to take out the more from thy brother's eye. 




CORPUS CHRIST! 
Epistle, i 'Cor. xi. 23-29. Brethren : I have re- 
ceived of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, 



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that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was 
betrayed, took bread, and giving thanks, broke, and 
said : Take ye and eat : This is my body which shall 
be delivered for you : this do for the commemoration of 
me. In like manner also the chalice, after he had sup- 
ped, saying : This chalice is the New Testament in 
my blood : this do ye, as often as you shall drink, for the 
commemoration of me. For as often as you shall eat 
this bread, and drink the chalice : you shall show the 
death of the Lord, until he comes. Therefore whosoever 
shall eat this bread or drink the chalice unworthily : 
shall be guilty of the Body and of the Blood of the Lord. 
But let a man prove himself: and so let him eat of that 
bread, and drink of the chalice. For he that eateth and 
drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to 
himself : not discerning the body of the Lord. 

Gospel. St. John vi. 56-59. At that time Jesus 
said to the multitude of the Jews : My flesh is meat in- 
deed : and my blood is drink indeed : He that eateth 
my flesh and drinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in 
him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by 
the Father : so he that eateth me, the same also shall live 
by me. This is the bread that came down from Heaven. 
Not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead. He 
that eateth this bread shall live for ever. 

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle, i St. John iii. 13-18. Dearly beloved: 
Wonder not if the world hate you. We know that we 
have passed from death to life, because we love the 
brethren. He that loveth not, abideth in death : Who- 



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soever hateth his brother is a murderer. And you know 
that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself. 
In this we have known the charity of God, because he 
hath laid down his life for us : and we ought to lay down 
our lives for the brethren. He that hath the substance of 
this world, and shall see his brother in need, and shall 
put up his bowels from him, how doth the charity of 
God abide in him ? My little children, let us not love 
in word nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 

Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 16-24. At that time Jesus 
spoke this parable to the Pharisees : A certain man 
made a great supper, and invited many. And he sent 
his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that 
were invited, that they should come, for now all things 
are ready. And they began all at once to make excuse. 
The first said to him : I have bought a farm, and I 
must needs go out and see it : I pray thee, hold me ex- 
cused. ■ And another said : I have bought five yoke of 
oxen, and I go to try them : I pray thee, hold me ex- 
cused. And another said : I have married a wife, and 
therefore I cannot come. And the servant returning 
told these things to his lord. Then the master of the 
house being angry, said to his servants : Go out quickly 
into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither 
the poor and the feeble and the blind and the lame. 
And the servant said : Lord it is done as thou hast com- 
manded, and yet there is room. And the lord said to 
the servant : Go out into the highways and hedges, and 
compel them to come in that my house may be filled. 
But I say unto you, that none of those men that were in- 
vited, shall taste of my supper. 



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Epistle, i St. Peter v. 6-n. Dearly beloved: 
Be you humbled under the mighty hand of God, that 
he may exalt you in the time of visitation ; casting all 
your care upon him for he hath care of you. Be sober 
and watch : because your adversary, the devil, as a roar- 
ing lion, goeth about, seeking whom he may devour : 
whom resist ye, strong in faith : knowing that the same 
affliction befalls your brethren who are in the world. 
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his 
eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a 
little, will himself perfect you and confirm you and es- 
tablish you. To him be glory and empire for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

Gospel. St. Luke xv. i-io. At that time the pub- 
licans and sinners drew near unto Jesus to hear him. 1 
And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured, saying: This 



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man receive th sinners and eateth with them. And he 
spoke to them this parable, saying : What man of you that 
hath an hundred sheep : and if he shall lose one of them, 
doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after 
that which was lost until he find it ? And when he hath 
found it, lay it upon his shoulders rejoicing : and coming 
home, call together his friends and neighbors, saying to 
them : Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep 
that was lost ? I say to you, that even so there shall be 
joy in Heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more 
than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance. Or 
what woman having ten groats : if she lose one groat, 
doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek 
diligently until she find it? And when she hath found 
it call together her friends and neighbors, saying : Re- 
joice with me, because I have found the groat which I 
had lost? So I say to you, there shall be joy before the 
, angels of God upon one sinner doing penance. 

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 
Epistle. Rom. viii 18-23. Brethren : I reckon that 
the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be com- 
pared with the glory to come, that shall be revealed in 
us. For the expectation of the creature waiteth for the 
revelation of the sons of God. For the creature was 
made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of 
him that made it subject, in hope : because the creature 
also itself shall be delivered from the servitude of cor- 
ruption, into the liberty of the glory of the children of 
God. For we know that every creature groaneth and 
travaileth in pain even till now. And not only it, but 
ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit: 



6SS Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. 



even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for 
the adoption of the sons of God, the redemption of our 
body in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Gospel. St. Luke v. i-ii. At that time when the 
multitude pressed upon Jesus to hear the word of God, 
he stood by the lake of Genesareth. And saw two ships 
standing by the lake : but the fishermen were gone out 
of them and were washing their nets. And going up 
into one of the ships that was Simon's, he desired him 
to draw back a little from the land. And sitting, he 
taught the multitudes out of the ship. Now when he 
had ceased to speak, he said to Simon : Launch out into 
the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And 
Simon answering, said to him : Master, we have labored 
all the night, and have taken nothing, but at thy word 
I will let down the net. And when they had done this, 
they enclosed a very great multitude of fishes, and their 
net broke. And they beckoned to their partners that were 
in the other ship, that they should come and help them. 
And they came and filled both the ships, so that they 
were almost sinking. Which when Simon Peter saw, 
he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying : Depart from me, 
for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was wholly as- 
tonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of 
fishes which they had taken : and so were also James and 
John, the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. 
And Jesus saith to Simon: Fear not 1 , from henceforth 
thou shalt catch men. And having bi ought their ships 
to land, leaving all things they followed him. 

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 
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Be ye all of one mind, having compassion one for an- 
other, being lovers of the brotherhood, merciful, modest, 
humble : not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for rail- 
ing, but contrariwise, blessing : for unto this are you 
called, that you may inherit a blessing. For he that 
will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his 
tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile. 
Let him decline from evil, and do good : let him seek 
after peace and pursue it : because the eyes of the Lord 
are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers : but 
the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil 
things. And who is he that can hurt you if you be zeal- 
ous of good? But if also you suffer anything for justice 
sake, blessed are ye. And be not afraid of their fear, 
and be not troubled. But sanctify the Lord Christ in 
your hearts. 

Gospel. St. Matt. v. 20-24. At that time Jesus said 
to his disciples : Unless your justice abound more than 
that of the Scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into 
the kingdom of Heaven. You have heard that it was said 
to them of old: Thou shalt not kill: and whosoever 
shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment. But I 
say to you : that whosoever is angry with his brother, 
shall be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever 
shall say to his brother, Raca : shall be in danger of the 
council. And whosoever shall say, Thou fool : shall be 
in danger of hell fire. If therefore thou bring thy gift 
to the altar, and there shall remember that thy brother 
hath anything against thee : leave there thy gift before 
the altar, and go first to be reconciled to thy brother : 
and then coming, thou shalt offer thy gift, 
of H. 



690 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost. 

SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. Rom. vi. 3-1 1. Brethren: All we who 
are baptized in Christ Jesus, are baptized in his death. 
For we are buried together with him by baptism into 
death : that as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory 
of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life. 
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of 
his death : we shall be also in the likeness of his 
resurrection. Knowing this, that our old man was cru- 
cified with him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, 
and that we may serve sin no longer. For he that is dead, 
is justified from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ : 
we believe that we shall live also together with Christ. 
Knowing that Christ, rising again from the dead, dieth 
now no more, death shall no more have dominion over 
him. For in that he died to sin, he died once : but in 
that he liveth, he liveth unto God. So do you also 
reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to 
God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Gospel.. St. Mark viii. 1-9. At that time when 
there was a great multitude with Jesus and had nothing 
to eat : calling his disciples together, he said to them: I 
have compassion on the multitude, for behold they have 
now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 
and if I send them away fasting to their own home, they 
will faint in the way, for some of them came from afar 
off. And his disciples answered him: From whence can 
any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness? 
And he asked them: How many loaves have ye ? Who 
said : Seven. And he commanded the people to sit 



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down on the ground. And taking the seven loaves, 
giving thanks, he broke, and gave to his disciples for to 
set before them, and they set them before the people. 
And they had a few little fishes ; and he blessed them, 
and commanded them to be set before them. And they 
did eat and were filled, and they took up that which 
was left of the fragments, seven baskets. And they that 
had eaten were about four thousand : and he sent them 
away. 

SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. Rom. vi. 19—23. Brethren : I speak an hu- 
man thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh : for as 
you have yielded your members to serve uncleanness 
and iniquity, unto iniquity, so now yield your members 
to serve justice, unto sanctification. For when you 
were the servants of sin, you were freemen to justice. 
"What fruit therefore had you then in those things, of 
which you are now ashamed ? For the end of them is 
death. But now being made free from sin, and become 
servants of God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, 
and the end life everlasting. For the wages of sin is 
death. But the grace of God, life everlasting in Christ 
Jesus our Lord. 

Gospel. St. Matt. vii. 15-21. At that time Jesus 
said to his disciples : Beware of false prophets, who, 
come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they 
are ravening wolves : by their fruits you shall know them. 
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? 
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and 
the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree can- 



692 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost. 



not bring forth evil fruit : neither can an evil tree bring 
forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good 
fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. 
Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them. Not 
every one that saith to me Lord, Lord, shall enter the 
kingdom of Heaven : but he that doth the will of my 
Father who is in Heaven, he shall enter into the king- 
dom of Heaven. 

EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. Rom. viii. 12-17. Brethren : We are debt- 
ors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if 
you live according to the flesh you shall die : but if by the 
Spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live. 
For whosoever are led by the Spirit of God, they are 
the sons of God. For you have not received the spir- 
it of bondage again in fear, but you have received the 
spirit of adoption of sons, whereby we cry : Abba (Fa- 
ther). For the Spirit himself giveth testimony to our 
spirit, that we are the sons of God. And if sons, heirs 
also : heirs indeed of God, and joint heirs with Christ. 

Gospel. St. Luke xvi. i-g. At that time Jesus 
spoke to his disciples this parable : There was a certain 
rich man who had a steward : and the same was accused 
unto him that he had wasted his goods. And he called 
him, and said to him : How is it that! hear this of thee ? 
give an account of thy stewardship : for now thou canst 
be steward no longer. And the steward said within him- 
self : What shall I do, because my lord taketh away 
from me the stewardship ? To dig I am not able : to beg 
I am ashamed. I know what I will do, that when I 



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shall be removed from the stewardship, they may re- 
ceive me into their houses. Therefore calling together 
every one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first: How 
much dost thou owe my lord ? But he said . An hundred 
barrels of oil. And he said to him : Take thy bill and 
sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then he said to an- 
other: And how much dost thou owe? Who said : An 
hundred quarters of wheat. He -said to him : Take 
thy bill and write eighty. And the lord commended 
the unjust steward, forasmuch as he had done wisely : 
for the children of this world are wiser in their gener- 
ation than the children of light. And I say to you: 
Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity, that 
when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlast- 
ing dwellings. 




NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle, i Cor. x. 6-13. Brethren : Let us not 
covet evil things as they also coveted : Neither become 
ye idolaters, as some of them : as it is written : The peo- 
ple sat down to' eat and drink, and rose up to play. 
Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them 



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committed fornication, and there fell in one day three- 
and-twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ : as 
some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents. 
Neither do you murmur : as some of them murmured, 
and were destroyed by the destroyer. Now all these 
things happened to them in figure : and they are written 
for our correction, upon whom the ends of the world 
are come, ^lierefore he that thinketh himself to stand, 
let him take heed lest he fall. Let no temptation take 
hold on you but such as is human : and God is faithful, 
who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which 
you are able, but will make also with temptation issue, 
that you may be able to bear it. 

Gospel. St. Luke xix. 41-47. At that time when 
Jesus drew near to Jerusalem, seeing the city, he wept 
over it, saying: If thou also hadst known, and that in 
this thy day. the things that are to thy peace, but now 
they are hidden from thy eyes. For the days shall come 
upon thee : and thy enemies shall cast a trench a.bout 
thee, and compass thee round : and straiten thee on 
every side : and beat thee flat to the ground, and thy 
children who are in thee, and they shall not leave in 
thee a stone upon a stone : because thou hast not known 
the time of thy visitation. And entering into the temple, 
he began to cast out them that sold therein and them that 
bought, saying to them : It is written : My house is the 
house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves. 
And he was teaching daily in the temple. 

TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 
Epistle. I Cor. xii. 2-1 1. Brethren : You know 



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that when you were heathens, you went to dumb idols, 
according as you were led. Wherefore I give you to 
understand, that no man, speaking by the Spirit of God, 
saith anathema to Jesus. And no man can say the 
Lord Jesus, but by the Holy Ghost. Now there are 
diversities of graces, but the same Spirit. And there 
are diversities of ministries, but the same Lord. And 
there are diversities of operations, but the same God, 
who worketh all in all. And the manifestation of the 
Spirit is given to every man unto profit. To one, in- 
deed, by the Spirit, is given the word of wisdom : and 
to another, the word of knowledge, according to the 
same Spirit : to another, faith in the same Spirit : to 
another, the grace of healing in one Spirit : to another, 
the working of miracles, to another, prophecy, to an- 
other, the discerning of spirits, to another, divers kinds 
of tongues, to another, interpretation of speeches. But 
in all these things, one and the same Spirit worketh, di- 
viding to every one according as he will. 

Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 9-14. At that time, to some 
who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others, 
Jesus spoke this parable : Two men went up into the 
temple to pray : the one was a Pharisee, and the other a 
publican. The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with 
himself : O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the 
rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers : as also is 
this publican. I fast twice in the week : I give tithes of 
all that I possess. And the publican standing afar oft 
would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven : 
but struck his breast saying : O God, be merciful to me 
a sinner. I say to you, this man went down to his 



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house justified rather than the other, because every one 
that exalteth himself shall be humbled ; and he that 
humbleth himself shall be exalted. 

ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle, i Cor. xv. 1-10. I make known unto you, 
brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which 
also you have received, and wherein you stand, by 
which also you are saved : if you hold fast after what 
manner I preached unto you, unless you have be- 
lieved in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all, 
that which I also received : how that Christ died for our 
sins according to the Scriptures : and that he was buried, 
and that he rose again the third day according to the 
Scriptures : and that he was seen by Cephas, and after 
that by the eleven. Then was he seen by more than five 
hundred brethren at once : of whom many remain until 
this present, and some are fallen asleep. After that, he 
was seen by James, then by all the apostles : and last 
of all, he was seen also by me, as one born out of due 
time. For I am the least of the apostles, who am not 
worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the 
Church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I 
am : and his grace in me has not been void. 

Gospel. St. Mark vii. 31-37. At that time, Jesus 
going out of the coast of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the 
sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coast of Decapo- 
lis. And they bring to him one deaf and dumb : and 
they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him. 
And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his 
fingers into his ears, and spitting, he touched his 



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tongue, and looking up to heaven, he groaned and said 
to him : Ephpheta, that is, Be thou opened. And im- 
mediately his ears were opened, and the string of his 
tongue was loosed, and he spoke right. And he 
charged them that they should tell no man. But the 
more he charged them, so much the more a great deal 
did they publish it : and so much the more did they 
wonder, saying : He hath done all things well : he hath 
made both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak. 




TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. 2 Cor. iii. 4-9. Brethren : Such confidence 
we have through Christ towards God : not that we 
are sufficient to think anything as of ourselves, but our 
sufficiency is from God : who also hath made us fit min- 
isters of the New Testament, not in the letter, but in 
the spirit : for the letter killeth : but the spirit quicken- 
eth. Now if the ministration of death, engraven with 



698 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost. 

letters upon stones, was glorious, so that the children of 
Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, 
for the glory of his countenance, which is made void : 
how shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather in 
glory ? For if the ministration of condemnation be 
glory : much more the ministration of justice aboundeth 
in glory. 

Gospel. St. Luke x. 23-37. At that time Jesus said 

to his disciples : Blessed are the eyes that see the things 
that you see. For I say to you, that many prophets and 
kings have desired to see the things that you see, and 
have not seen them : and to hear the things that you 
hear, and have not heard them. And behold a certain 
lawyer stood up, tempting him, and saying: Master, 
what must I do to possess eternal life ? But he said to 
him : What is written in the law? how readest thou? 
He answering, said : Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with 
all thy strength, and with all thy mind : and thy neigh- 
bor as thyself. And he said to him : Thou hast answered 
right: this do and thou shalt live. But he, willing to 
justify himself, said to Jesus : And who is my neigh- 
bor ? And Jesus answering, said : A certain man went 
down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among rob- 
bers, who also stripped him : and having wounded him, 
went away, leaving him half dead. • And it chanced 
that a certain priest went down the same way : and see- 
ing him, passed by. In like manner also a Levite, when 
he was near the place, and saw him, passed by. But a 
certain Samaritan being on his journey, came near him: 
and seeing him, was moved with compassion. And go- 



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ing up to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and 
wine : and setting him upon his own beast, brought him 
to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he 
took out two pence, and gave to the host, and said : 
Take care of him : and whatsoever thou shalt spend 
over and above, I at my return will repay thee. Which 
of these three in thy opinion was neighbor to him that 
fell among robbers ? But he said : He that showed 
mercy to him. And Jesus said to him : Go, and do 
thou in like manner. 




THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. Gal. iii. 16-22. Brethren: To Abraham 
were the promises made, and to his seed. He saith not : 
And to his seeds, as of many : but as of one : And to thy 
seed, which is Christ. Now this I say, that the testa- 
ment which was confirmed by God : the law which was 
made after four hundred and thirty years, doth not an- 
nul, to make the promise of no effect. For if the inheri- 
tance be of the law, it is no more of promise. But God 
gave it to Abraham by promise. Why then was the 
law? It was set because of transgressions, until the 
seed should come, to whom he made the promise, being 



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ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a 
mediator is not of one: but God is one. Was the law 
then against the promises of God? God forbid. For 
if there had been a law given which could give life, 
verily justice should have been by the law. But the 
Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise 
by the faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that 
believe. 

Gospel. St. Luke xvii. n-ig. At that time, as Jesus 
was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of 
Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain 
town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who 
stood afar off, and lifted up their voice, saying : Jesus, 
Master, have mercy on us. Whom, when he saw, he 
said: Go, show yourselves to the priests. And it came 
to pass, as they went, they were made clean. And one 
of them when he saw that he was made clean, went 
back, with a loud voice glorifying God, and he fell on 
his face before his feet, giving thanks : and this was a 
Samaritan. And Jesus answering, said : Were not ten 
made clean? and where are the nine ? There is no one 
found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger. 
And he said to him : Arise, go thy way : for thy faith 
hath made thee whole. 

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. Gal. v. 16-24. Brethren: Walk in the 
spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. 
For the flesh lusteth against the spirit : and the spirit 
against the flesh : for these are contrary to one another 



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so that you do not the things that you would. But if 
you are led by the spirit, you are not under the law. 
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are, 
fornication, uncleanness, immodesty, luxury, idolatry, 
witchcrafts, enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, 
quarrels, dissensions, sects, envy, murders, drunkenness, 
revellings, and such like, of which I foretell you, as I 
have foretold to you : that they who do such things shall 
not obtain the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the 
epirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, good- 
ness, longanimity, mildness, faith, modesty, continency, 
chastity. Against such there is no law. And they that 
are Christ's have crucified their flesh with the vices and 
concupiscences. 

Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 24-33. At that time Jesus 
said to his disciples : No man can serve two masters. 
For either he will hate the one, and love the other : or 
will sustain the one and despise the other. You cannot 
serve God and mammon. Therefore I say to you : Be 
not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for 
your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more 
than the meat, and the body more than the raiment? 
Behold the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor do 
they reap, nor gather into barn? : and your heavenly Fa- 
ther feedeth them. Are not you of much more value 
than they? And which of you, by taking thought, can 
add to his stature one cubit ? And for raiment, why are 
you solicitous? Consider the lilies of the field how 
they grow : they labor not, neither do they spin. But 
I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was 
arrayed as one of these, And if the grass of the field, 



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which is to-day and to-morrow is cast in the oven, God 
doth so clothe : how much more you, O ye of little faith ! 
Be not solicitous, therefore, saying, what shall we eat, 
or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be cloth- 
ed ? For after all these things do the heathens seek. 
For your Father knoweth that you have need of all these 
things. Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and 
his justice : and all these things shall be added unto 
you. 

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. Gal.v. 25 ; vi. 1-10. Brethren : If we live in the 
spirit, let us also walk in the spirit. Let us not be made 
desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying 
one another. Brethren, if a man be overtaken in any 
fault, you who are spiritual, instruct such a one in the 
spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be 
tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so you 
shall fulfill the law of Christ. For if any man think 
himself to be something, whereas he is nothing, he de- 
ceiveth himself. But let everyone prove his own work, 
and so he shall have glory in himself only, and not in 
another. For every one shall bear his own burden. 
And let him that is instructed in the word communicate 
to him that instructeth him, in all good things. Be not 
deceived, God is not mocked. For what things a man 
shall sow, those also shall he reap. For he that soweth 
in his flesh, of the flesh also shall reap corruption : but 
he that soweth in the spirit, of the spirit shall reap life 
everlasting. And in doing good, let us not fail : for in 
clue time we shall reap, not failing. Therefore, whilst 



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we have time, let us work good to all men, but espe- 
cially to those who are of the household of the faith. 

Gospel. St, Luke vii. 11-16. At that time Jesus 
went into a city called Nairn : and there went with him 
his disciples and a great multitude. And when he came 
nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man was 
carried out, the only son of his mother : and she was a 
widow : and a great multitude of the city were with her. 
Whom when the Lord had seen, being moved with 
mercy towards her, he said to her: Weep not. And 
he came near and touched the bier (and they that car- 
ried it stood still). And he said : Young man, I say to 
thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up. and began 
to speak. And he gave him to his mother. And there 
came a fear on them all : and they glorified God, saying: 
A great prophet is risen up amongst us, and God hath 
visited his people. 



SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 
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not to faint at my tribulations for you : which is your 
glory. For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of 
our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom all paternity in heaven 
and earth is named, that he would grant you, according 
to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened by his 
spirit with might unto the inward man. That Christ 
may dwell by faith in your hearts : that being rooted 
and founded in charity, you may be able to comprehend, 
with all the saints, what is the breadth, and length, and 
height, and depth : to know also the charity of Christ, 
which surpasseth all knowledge, that you may be filled 
unto all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able 
to do all things more abundantly than we desire or un- 
derstand, according to the power that worketh in us: 
to him be glory in the Church, and in Christ Jesus, unto 
all generations, world without end. Amen. 

Gospel. St. Luke xiv. i-ii. At that time, when Jesus 
went into the house of one of the chief of the Pharisees 
on the sabbath-day to eat bread, they watched him. 
And behold there was a certain man before him that 
had the dropsy. And Jesus answering spoke to the 
lawyers and Pharisees, saying : Is it lawful to heal on the 
sabbath-day ? But they held their peace. But he tak- 
ing him, healed him, and sent him away. And answer- 
ing them, he said : "Which of you shall have an ass or an 
ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him cut 
on the sabbath-day ? And they could not answer him 
to these things. And he spoke a parable also to them 
that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats 
at the table, saying to them : When thou art invited to 
a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps 



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one more honorable than thou be invited by him, and 
he that invited thee and him come and say to thee : 
Give this man place : and then thou begin with shame 
to take the lowest place. But when thou art invited, 
go, sit down in the lowest place, that when he who in- 
vited thee cometh, he may say to thee: Friend, go up 
higher. Then shalt thou have glory before them that 
sit at table with thee : because every one that exalt- 
eth himself, shall be humbled : and he that humbleth 
himself, shall be exalted. 

SEVENTEENTH AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. Ephes, iv. 1-6. Brethren: I who am a 
prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy 
of the vocation in which you are called, with all humil- 
ity and mildness, with patience, supporting one another 
in charity, careful to keep the unity of the spirit in 
the bond of peace. One body and one spirit, as you are 
called in one hope of your calling. One Lord, one 
faith, one baptism. One God and Father of all, w r ho is 
above all, and through all, and in us all, who is blessed 
for evermore. 

Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 35-46. At that time the 
Pharisees came to Jesus ; and one of them, a doctor of 
the law, asked him, tempting him: Master, which is the 
great commandment of the law? Jesus said to him: 
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, 
and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. 
This is the greatest and first commandment. And the 
second is like to this : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as 
thyself. On these two commandments dependeth the 

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whole law and the prophets. And the Pharisees being 
gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying : What 
think you of Christ ? whose son is he ? They said to 
him, David's. He saith to them : How then doth David 
in spirit call him Lord, saying: The Lord said to my 
Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies 
thy footstool ? If David then call him Lord, how is he 
his son ? And no man was able to answer him a word: 
neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any 
more questions. 

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. I Cor. i. 4-8. Brethren : I give thanks to 
my God always for you, for the grace of God that is 
given you in Christ Jesus ; that in all things you are 
made rich in him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge: 
as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you : So 
that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for 
the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who also 
will confirm you unto the end without crime, in the day 
of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 1-8. At that time Jesus enter- 
ing into a boat, he passed over the water and came into 
his own city. And behold they brought to him one 
sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus seeing their 
faith, said to the man sick of the palsy : Be of good 
heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee. And behold some 
of the Scribes said within themselves: He blasphemeth. 
And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: Why do you 
think evil in your hearts? Whether is it easier to say : 



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Thy sins are forgiven thee : or to say : Arise and walk? 
But that you may know that the Son of man hath power 
on earth to forgive sins, then said he to the man sick of 
the palsy : Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house- 
And he arose and went into his house. And the mul- 
titude seeing it, feared and glorified God that gave such 
power to men. 

NINETEENTH AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. Ephes. iv. 23-28. Brethren : Be renewed 
in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man, who, 
according to God, is created in justice, and holiness of 
truth. Wherefore putting away lying, speak ye the 
truth every man with his neighbor : for we are members 
one of another. Be angry and sin not : let not the sun 
go down upon your anger. Give not place to the devil : 
He that stole, let him now steal no more : but rather let 
him labor, working with his hands the thing which is 
good, that he may have something to give to him that 
suffereth need. 

Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 1-14. At that time Jesus 
spoke to the chief priests and Pharisees in parables, say- 
ing : The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a king, 
who made a marriage for his son. And he sent his 
servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage: 
and they would not come. Again he sent other serv- 
ants, saying: Tell them that were invited: Behold I have 
prepared my dinner : my beeves and fatlings are killed, 
and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage. But 
they neglected, and went their ways, one to his farm, 



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and another to his merchandise : and the rest laid hands 
on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, 
put them to death. But when the king had heard of it, 
he was angry, and sending his armies, he destroyed 
those murderers, and burnt their city. Then he saith 
to his servants : The marriage indeed is ready : but they 
that were invited were not worthy. Go ye therefore 
into the highways, and as many as you shall find, call 
to the marriage. And his servants going forth into the 
ways, gathered together all they found, both bad and 
good : and the marriage was filled with guests. And the 
king went in to see the guests, and he saw there a man 
who had not on a wedding garment. And he saith to 
him, Friend, how earnest thou in hither, not having on 
a wedding garment? But he was silent. Then the 
king said to the waiters : Bind his hands and his feet, 
and cast him into the exterior darkness : there shall be 
weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called 
but few are chosen. 

TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. Ephes. v. 15-21. See, therefore, brethren, 
how you walk circumspectly : not as unwise, but as wise: 
redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Where- 
fore become not unwise, but understanding what is the 
will of God. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is 
luxury, but be ye filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking 
to yourselves in psalms and hymns, and spiritual canti- 
cles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the 
Lord, giving thanks always for all things in the name of 
our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father. Being 
subject one to another in the fear of Christ. 



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GOSPEL. St. John iv. 46-53. At that time there was 
a certain ruler whose son was sick at Capharnaum. He 
having heard that Jesus was come from Judea into Gali- 
lee, went to him, and prayed him to come down and 
heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Jesus 
therefore said to him: Unless you see signs and wonders, 
you believe not. The ruler saith to him : Lord, come 
down before that my son die. Jesus saith to him : Go 
thy way, thy son liveth. The man believed the word 
which Jesus said to him, and went his way. And as he 
was going down, his servants met him: and they brought 
him word, saying, that his son lived. He asked there- 
fore of them the hour wherein he grew better. And 
they said to him : Yesterday at the seventh hour the 
fever left him. The father therefore knew that it was 
at the same hour that Jesus said to him : Thy son liveth: 
and himself believed, and his whole house. 

TWENTY-FIRST AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. Ephes. vi. 10-17. Brethren, be strength- 
ened in the Lord, and in the might of his power. Put 
you on the armor of God, that you may be able to stand 
against the deceits of the devil: for our wrestling is not 
against flesh and blood: but against principalities and 
powers, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, 
against the spirit of wickedness in the high places. 
Therefore take unto you the armor of God, that you may 
be able to resist in the evil day, and to stand in all 
things perfect. Stand, therefore, having your loins girt 
about with truth, and having on the breast-plate of jus- 
tice, and your- feet shod with the preparation of the 
Gospel of peace ; ia all things taking the shield of faith, 



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wherewith you may be able to extinguish all the fiery 
darts of the most wicked one. And take unto you the 




hemlet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which 
is the word of God. 

Gospel. St. Matt, xviii. 23-35. At that time Jesus 
spoke to his disciples this parable: The kingdom of 
heaven is likened to a king who would take an account 
of his servants. And when he had begun to take the 
account, one was brought to him that owed him ten 
thousand talents. And as he had not wherewith to pay 
it, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his 
wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to 
be made. But that servant falling down, besought him, 
saying : Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 
And the lord of that servant being moved with pity, let 
him go, and forgave him the debt. But when that serv- 
ant was gone out, he found one of his fellow-servants 
that owed him an hundred pence : and laying hold of 
him, he throttled him, saying : Pay what thou owest. 



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And his fellow-servant falling down, besought him, say- 
ing: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, 
till he paid the debt. Now his fellow-seivants seeing 
what was done, were very much grieved: and they came 
and told their lord all that was done. Then his lord called 
him : and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave 
thee all the debt because thou besoughtest me : shouldst 
not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow-ser- 
vant, even as I had compassion on thee ? And his lord 
being angry, delivered him to the torturers, until he paid 
all the debt. So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, 
if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts. 

TWENTY-SECOND AFTER PENTECOST. 

Epistle. Phil. i. 6-ri. Brethren: We are confident 
in the Lord Jesus that he who hath begun a good work 
in y ou will perfect it unto the day of Christ Jesus : as 
it is meet for me to think this for you all : for that I 
have you in my heart, and that in my bonds, and in the 
defence and confirmation of the gospel, you are all par- 
takers of my joy. For God is my witness, how I long 
after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I 
pray, that your charity may more and more abound in 
knowledge and in all understanding: that you may ap- 
prove the better things, that you may be sincere and 
without offence unto the day of Christ, filled with the 
fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and 
praise of God. 

Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 15-21. At that time the 
Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to 



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ensnare Jesus in his speech. And they sent to him 
their disciples, with the Herodians, saying : Master, we 
know that thou art a true speaker, and teachest the way 
of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man : for 
thou dost not regard the person of men. Tell us, there- 
fore, what dost thou think ? Is it lawful to give tribute 
to Caesar or not. But Jesus knowing their wickedness, 
said : Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites ? Show me 
the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny. 
And Jesus saith to them : Whose image and inscription 
is this ? They say to him : Caesar's. Then he saith to 
them : Render therefore to Caesar the things that are 
Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. 

TWENTY-THIRD AFTER PENTECOST. 

Should there be but twenty-three Sundays after Pente- 
cost, the Mass of the twenty-fourth is said to-day, and 
this on the preceding Saturday (if it be neither a dou- 
ble nor a semi-double), in which case it is said on 
some vacant day before it 

Epistle. Phil. iii. 17-21. ; iv. 1-3. Be followers of 
me, brethren, and observe them who walk so as you 
have our model. For many walk, of whom I have told 
you often (and now tell you weeping), that they are ene- 
mies of the Cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, 
whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their 
shame, who mind earthly things. But our conversation 
is in heaven : from whence also we look for the Saviour, 
our Lord Jesus Christ, who will reform the body of our 
lowness, made like to the body of his glory, according 
to the operation whereby also he is able to subdue all 



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things unto himself. Therefore, my dearly beloved 
brethren, and most desired, my joy, and my crown : so 
stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved, I beg of 
Evodia, and I beseech Syntyche, to be of one mind in 
the Lord. And I entreat thee also, my sincere compan- 
ion, help those women, that have labored with me in 
the gospel, with Clement and the rest of my fellow -la- 
borers, whose names are in the book of life. 

Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 18-26. At that time as Jesus 
was speaking to the multitude : behold, a certain ruler 
came up and adored him, saying : Lord, my daughter is 
even now dead : but come, lay thy hand upon her, and 
she shall live. And Jesus, rising up, followed him, with 
his disciples. And behold, a woman who was troubled 
with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him 
and touched the hem of his garment. For she said 
within herself: If I shall touch only his garment, I shall 
be healed. But Jesus turning and seeing her, said : Be 
of good heart, daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. 
And the woman was made whole from that hour. And 
when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and 
saw the minstrels and the multitude making a rout, he 
said : Give place ; for the girl is not dead but sleepeth. 
And they laughed him to scorn. And when the multi- 
tude was put forth, he went in and took her by the hand. 
And the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad 
into all that country. 

As there cannot be less than twenty-three, nor more 
than twenty-eight Sundays after Pentecost, it is to be 
observed that the Mass of the twenty-fourth is always 
said on that Sunday which immediately precedes Ad- 



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vent. "When, therefore, it happens that there are any 
intervening Sundays between the twenty-third and the 
last, the Epistles and Gospels are taken from the 
Sundays which are omitted after Epiphany ; for in- 
stance, if but one Sunday, the Mass is of the sixth 
after Epiphany ; if two, of the fifth and sixth ; if three, 
of the fourth, fifth, and sixth ; and if four, of the third, 
fourth, fifth, and sixth. 




TWENTY-FOURTH, OR LAST SUNDAY AFTER 
PENTECOST. 

Epistle. Col. i. 9-14. Brethren : We cease not to 
pray for you, and to beg that you may be filled with the 
knowledge of God's will, in all wisdom, and spiritual 
understanding : that you may walk worthy of God in all 
things pleasing : being fruitful in every good work, and 
increasing in the knowledge of God : strengthened with 
all might, according to the power of his glory, in all 
patience and long suffering with joy. Giving thanks to 
God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partak- 
ers oi th/j Jot of the saints in light ; who hath delivered 



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us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us 
into the kingdom of the Son of his love, in whom we 
have redemption through his blood, the remission of 
sins. 




Gospel. St. Matt. xxiv. 15-35. At that time Jesus 
said to his disciples: When you see the abomination of 
desolation which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, 
standing in the holy place, he that readeth let him un- 
derstand. Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to 
the mountains: and he that is on the house-top, let him 
not come down to take anything out of his house: and 
he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his 
coat. And woe to them that are with child, and that give 
suck in those days, But pray that your flight be not in 



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the winter, or on the sabbath. For there shall be then 
great tribulation, such as hath not been from the begin- 
ning of the world until now, neither shall be. And unless 
those days had been shortened, no flesh could be saved: 
but for the sake of the elect, those days shall be short- 
ened. Then if any man shall say to you: Lo ! here is 
Christ, or there: do not believe him. For there shall 
arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show 
great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if pos- 
sible) even the elect. Behold I have told it to you, be- 
forehand. If therefore they shall say to you : Behold 
he is in the desert, go ye not out: Behold he is in the 
closets, believe it not. For as lightning cometh out 
of the east, and appeareth even unto the west : so shall 
also the coming of the Son of man be. Wheresoever 
the body shall be, there shall the eagles also be gathered 
together. And immediately after the tribulation of those 
days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall 
not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, 
and the powers of the heavens shall be moved: and then 
shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and 
then shall all tribes of the earth mourn : and they sha 1 ! 
see the Son of man, coming in the clouds of heaven 
with much power and majesty. And he shall send his 
angels with a trumpet and a great voice: and they shall 
gather together his elect from the four winds, from the 
farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them. 
And from the fig-tree learn a parable: when the branch 
thereof is now tender, and the leaves come forth, you 
know that summer is nigh. So you also, when you shall 
see all these things, know ye thai it is nigh, even at the 
doors. Amen, I say to you, that this generation shall 



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not pass, till these things be done. Heaven and earth 
shall pass, but my word shall not pass. 



IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE 
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. 



Epistle. Prov. viii. 22-35. The Lord possessed 
me in the beginning of his ways, before he made any- 
thing, from the beginning. I was set up from eternity, 
and of old before the earth was made. The depths 
were not as yet, and I was already conceived: neither had 
the fountains of water as yet sprung out ; the mountains 
with their huge bulk had not as yet been established : 
before the hills I was brought forth : he had not as yet 
made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the 
world. When he prepared the heavens I was there : 
when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the 
depths : when he established the sky above, and poised 
the fountains of waters: when he compassed the sea 
with its bounds, and set a law to the waters, that they 
should not pass their limits : when he balanced the 
foundations of the earth, I was with him forming all 




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things, and was delighted every day, playing before him 
at all times: playing in the world: and my delight is to 
be with the children of men. Now, therefore, ye chil- 
dren, hear me : blessed are they that keep my ways. 
Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed 
is the man that heaieth me, and that w r atcheth daily at 
my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors. He 
that shall find me shall find life, and shall have salva- 
tion from the Lord. 

Gospel. St. Luke i. 26-28. At that time the angel 
Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called 
Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name 
was Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's 
name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said 
unto her : Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee ; 
blessed art thou among women. 

ST. PATRICK, AP. AND PATRON OF IRELAND 
March 17th. 

Epistle. Eccles. xliv. xlv. Behold a great priest 
who in his time pleased God, and was found just: and 
in the time of wrath became an atonement. There 
were none found like him in observing the law of the 
Most High. Therefore by an oath did the Lord make 
him great amongst his people. He gave him the bless- 
ing of all nations, and established his covenant on his 
head. He acknowledged him in his blessings, he stored 
up his mercy for him : and he found favor in the eyes of 
the Lord. He exalted him in the sight of kings and 
gave him a crown of glory, He made an everlasting 



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covenant with him : and gave him a great priesthood : 
and made him blessed in glory. To execute the office 
of the priesthood, to sing praises to the name of God : 
and to offer him precious incense for an odor of sweet- 
ness. 

Gospel. St. Matt. xxv. 14-23. At that time Jesus 
spoke this parable to his disciples : a man going into a 
far country, called his servants, and delivered to them 
his goods. And to one he gave five talents, and to 
another two, and to another one, to every one accord- 
ing to his proper ability : and immediately he took his 
journey. And he that had received the five talents 
went his way, and traded with the same, and gained 
other five. And in like manner he that had received 
the two, gained other two. But he that had received 
the one, going his way, digged into the earth, and hid 
his lord's money. But after a long time the lord of 
those servants came, and reckoned with them. And he 
that had received the five talents, coming, brought other 
five talents, saying : Lord, thou didst deliver to me five 
talents, behold I have gained other five over and above. 
His lord said to him : Well done, good and faithful 
servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few 
things, I will place thee over many things : enter thou 
into the joy of thy lord. And he also that had received 
the two talents came and said : Lord, thou deliveredst 
two talents to me : behold I have gained other two. 
His lord said to him : Well done, good and faithful 
servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few 
things, I will place thee over many things : enter thou 
into the joy of thy lord. 



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ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN 
MARY. 

Epistle. Is. vii. 10-16. In those days: the Lord 
spoke unto Achaz, saying : Ask thee a sign of the Lord 
thy God, either unto the depth of hell, or unto the 
heights above. And Achaz said : I will not ask, I will 
not tempt the Lord. And he said : Hear ye, therefore, 
O house of David : Is it a small thing for you to be 
grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also? 
therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Be- 
hold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his 
name shall be called Emmanuel. He shall eat butter 
and honey , that he may know to refuse the evil, and to 
choose the good. 

Gospel. St. Luke i. 26-38. At that time the angel 
Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, culled 
Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name 
was Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's 
name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said 
unto her : Hail, full of grace : the Lord is with thee : 
blessed art thou among women. Who having heard, 
was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself 
what manner of salutation this should be. And the 
angel said to her : Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found 
grace with God : Behold thou shalt conceive in thy 
womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and thou shalt call 
his name Jesus : He shall be great, and shall be called 
the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give 
unto him the throne of David his father : and he shall 
reign in the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom 



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there shall be no end. And Mary said to the angel ; 
How shall this be done, because I know not man ? And 
the angel answering said to her : The Holy Ghost shall 
come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall 
orershadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which 
shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. 
And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath con- 
ceived a son in her old age : and this is the sixth month 
with her that is called barren : because no word shall be 
impossible with God. And Mary said : Behold the 
handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to 
thy word. 

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN 
MARY. 

August 15 th. 

Epistle.. Ecclus. xxiv. 11-20. In all things I sought 
rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord. 
Then the Creator of all things gave his orders, and said 
to me ; and he that made me rested in my tabernacle, 
and he said to me : Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and 
thy inheritance in Israel, and take root in thy elect. 
From the beginning, and before the world was I created, 
and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be, and 
in the holy dwelling-place I have ministered before him. 
And so I was established in Sion, and in the holy city 
likewise I rested, and my power was in Jerusalem. And 
I took root in an honorable people, and in the portion 
of my God his inheritance, and my abode is in the full 
assembly of saints. I was exalted like a cedar of Liba- 
nus, and as a cypress-tree on mount Sion ; I was exalted 

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722 Feast of All Saints. 

like a palm-tree in Cades, and a roseplant in Jericho : as 
a fair olive-tree in the plains, and as a plane-tree by 
the water in the streets, was I exalted. I gave a sweet 
smell like cinnamon, and aromatical balm : I yielded a 
sweet odor like myrrh. 

Gospel. St. Luke x. 32-42. At that time Jesus en- 
tered into a certain town : and a certain woman named 
Martha received him into her house. And she had a 
sister called Mary, who sitting also at the Lord's 
feet, heard his word. But Martha was busy about much 
serving : who stood and said : Lord, hast thou no care 
that my sister hath left me alone to serve ? Speak to 
her, therefore, that she help me. And the Lord an- 
swering, said to her : Martha, Martha, thou art careful, 
and art troubled about many things. But one thing is 
necessary, Mary hath chosen the best part, which 
shall not be taken from her. 

FEAST OF ALL SAINTS. 

November 1st. 

Epistle. Apoc. vii. 2-12. In those days behold I. 
John, saw another angel ascending from the rising of 
the sun, having the sign of the living God : and he cried 
with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was 
given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying : Hurt not 
the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we have signed 
the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I 
heard the number of them that were signed, an hundred 
forty-four thousand were signed, of every tribe of the 
children of Israel. Of the tribe of Juda, were twelve 



Epistles and Gospels. 723 



thousand signed : Of the tribe of Ruben, twelve thou- 
sand signed : Of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand sign- 
ed : Of the tribe of Aser, twelve thousand signed : Of 
the tribe of Nephthali, twelve thousand signed : Of the 
tribe of Manasses, twelve thousand signed : Of the 
tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand signed : of the tribe of 
Levi, twelve thousand signed : Of the tribe of Issachar, 
twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Zabulon, 
twelve thousand signed : Of the tribe of Joseph, twelve 
thousand signed : Of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thou- 
sand signed. After this I saw a great multitude which 
no man could number, of all nations and tribes, and 
peoples and tongues ; standing before the throne and in 
sight of the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms 
in their hands : and they cried with a loud voice, saying: 
Salvation to our God, who sitteth upon the throne, and 
to the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about 
the throne, and the ancients and the four living crea- 
tures : and they fell down before the throne upon their 
faces, and adored God, saying: Amen. Benediction, 
and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, honor and 
power, and strength to our God for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

Gospel. St. Matt. v. 1-12. At that time Jesus see- 
ing the multitude, went up into a mountain, and when 
he was set down his disciples came unto him. And 
opening his mouth he taught them, saying : Blessed are 
the poor in spirit : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land. 
Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. 
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice ; 



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for they shall have their fill. Blessed are the merciful, 
for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of 
heart : for they shall see God. Blessed are the peace- 
makers : for they shall be called the children of God. 
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: 
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye 
when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak 
all that is evil against you untruly, for my sake : be glad 
and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven. 

COMMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL 
DEPARTED. 

November 2d. 

Epistle, i Cor. xv. 51-57. Brethren : Behold I tell 
you a mystery: "We shall all indeed rise again, but we 
shall not all be changed. In a moment, in the twink- 
ling of an eye, at the last trumpet : for the trumpet shall 
sound, and the dead shall rise again incorruptible : and 
we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on 
incorruption: and this mortal must put on immortality. 
And when this mortal hath put on immortality then 
shall come to pass the saying that is written : Death is 
swallowed up in victory. O grave, where is thy victory ? 
O death, where is thy sting ? Now the sting of death is 
sin : and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be 
to God, who hath given us the victory through our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

Gospel. St. John v. 25-29. At that time Jesus said 
to the multitude of the Jews : Amen, Amen, I say unto 
you, that the hour cometh, and now is, when the deap 
shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they 



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that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in him- 
self : so he hath given to the Son also to have life in him- 
self : and he hath given him power to do judgment, be- 
cause he is the Son of man. Wonder not at this, for the 
hour cometh wherein all that are in the graves shall 
hear the voice of the Son of God. And they that have 
done good things, shall come forth unto the resurrection 
of life : but they that have done evil unto the resurrec- 
tion of judgment. 




MANNER OF 

SERVING AT MASS. 



The Clerk kneeling at the left hand of the Priest, 
must answer him as follows : 

* 

P. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et 
Spiritus Sancti. Amen. 

P. Introibo ad altare Dei. 

£ Ad Deum, qui laetificat juven- 
tutem meam. 

P. Judica me, Deus, et discerne 



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causam meam de gente non sancta : 
ab homine iniquo, et doloso erue me. 

C. Quia tu es, Deus, fortitudo mea, 
quare me repulisti, et quare tristis in- 
cedo, dum affligit me inimicus ? 

P. Emitte lucem tuam et veritatem 
tuam : ipsa me deduxerunt et addux- 
erunt in montem sanctum tuum, et in 
tabernacula tua. 

C Et introibo ad altare Dei : ad 
Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. 

P. Confitebor tibi in cithara, Deus, 
Deus meus : quare tristis es, anima 
mea, et quare conturbas me ? 

C. Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc 
confitebor illi, salutare vultus mei, et 
Deus meus. 

P. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui 
Sancto. 

C Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, 
et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. 
Amen. 



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P. Introibo ad altare Dei. 

C. Ad Deum qui laetificat juven- 
tutem meam. 

P. Adjutorium nostrum in nomine 
Domini. 

C. Qui fecit coelum et terram. 

P. Confiteor Deo, etc. 

Bow your head when the Priest begins the Con- 
fiteor, and continue bent till you have also fin- 
ished it. 

C. Misereatur tui omnipotens Deus, 
et dimissis peccatis tuis, perducat te ad 
vitam aeternam. 

P. Amen. 

C. Confiteor Deo omnipotent^ beatae 
Mariae semper Virgini, beato Michaeli 
Archangelo, beato Joanni Baptistae, 
Sanctis Apostolis Petro et Paulo, om- 
nibus Sanctis, et tibi, Pater \here turn 
your head towards the priest, and then 
go oii\, quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, 



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verbo, et opere [striking your breast 
thrice, say ], mea culpa, mea culpa, mea 
maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam 
Mariam semper Yirginem, beatum 
Michaelem Archangelum, beatum 
Joannem Baptistam, sanctos Apostolos 
Petrum "et Paulum, omnes sanctos, 
et te, Pater \here again turn towards 
the priest], orare pro me ad Dominum 
Deum nostrum. 

P, Misereatur vestri, etc. 

C Amen. 

P. Indulgentiam, absolutionem, etc. 
C. Amen. 

Bow down your head until you come to *. 

P. Deus tu conversus vivificabis 
nos. 

C. Et plebs tua lsetabitur in te. 
P. Ostende nobis, Domine* miseri- 
cordiam tuam. 

C Et salutare tuum da nobis. 





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P. Domine exaudi orationem meam. 


C. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 


*JP m Dominus vobiscum. 




C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 




Here you may rise, to kneel on the lower step of 


the altar. 




P. Kyrie eleison. 




C. Kyrie eleison. 




P. Kyrie eleison. 




C. Christe eleison. 




P. Christe eleison. 




C. Christe eleison. 




P. Kyrie eleison. 




C. Kvrie eleison. 




P. Kyrie eleison. 




P. Dominus vobiscum ; or, Flecta- 


mus genua. 




C. Et cum spiritu tuo ; or, 


Levate. 


P Per omnia saecula saecu 


lorum. 


C. Amen. 







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C. Suscipiat Dominus sacrificium de 
manibus tuis ad laudem et gloriam 
nominis sui, ad utilitatem quoque nos- 
tram, totiusque Ecclesiae suae sanctae. 

P. Per omnia saecula saeculorum. 

C. Amen. 

P. Dominus vobiscum. 
C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
P. Sursum corda. 
C Habemus ad Dominum. 
P. Gratias agamus Domino Deo 
nostro. 

C. Dignum et justum est. 

Ring the bell each time the priest pronounces 
the word "Sanctus;" and when you see him 
spread his hands over the chalice, ring it again, 
and then proceed to the centre of the altar, 
where, kneeling whilst the priest elevates the 
host and chalice, ring the bell with your right 
hand, and hold up the vestment with your left ; 
and as often as you pass by the Blessed Sacrament, 
adore on your knees. 

P. Per omnia saecula saeculorum. 



732 Serving at Mass. 

At the end of the Epistle say, "Deo gratias." 
After the Gradual and Alleluia or Tract, remove 
the book to the Gospel side of the altar, and there 
placing it turned a little towards the middle, re- 
turn to the opposite or Epistle side, kneel, and 
make a low reverence as you pass the middle of 
the altar ; then stand up whilst the Gospel is 
read. 

P. Dominus vobiscum. 

C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 

P. Sequentia sancti Evangelii, etc. 

Here make the sign of the Cross — first upon 
your forehead ; secondly, upon your mouth ; 
thirdly, upon your breast, and answer, " Gloria 
tibi Domine.' , At the end of the Gospel, say: 

C. Laus tibi Christe. 
P. Dominus vobiscum. 
C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 

Here give the wine and water, and prepare the 
basin and towel for the priest. When he has 
washed his hands, return and kneel in your 

former place. 



P. Orate Fratres. 



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C. Amen. 

P. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. 

C. Sed libera nos a malo. 

P. Per omnia saecula saeculorum. 

C. Amen. 

P. Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum. 

C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 

Ring the bell at each time the priest pro- 
nounces the words "Domine, non sum dignus; " 
and when he has received the chalice, if there be 
any communicants, give them the cloth ; and 
returning to your place, say the Confiteor, etc. 
After Communion serve the priest with wine and 
water, for the Ablution. Remove the book to the 
Epistle side of the altar, and return again to your 
former place. 

P. Dominus vobiscum. 

C Et cum spiritu tuo. 

P. Per omnia saecula saeculorum. 

C Amen. 

P Dominus vobiscum. 
C Et cum spiritu tuo. 



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P. Ite missa est, or, Benedicamus 
Domino. 

C. Deo gratias. 

Note. — In Masses for the Dead, the priest 
says, " Requiescat in pace. C. Amen." 

Remove the book if left open ; then kneel in 
the centre, before the altar, and receive the 
priest's blessing. 

P Pater, et Filius, et Spiritus Sanc- 
tus. 

C. Amen. [Then rise.] 

P Dominus vobiscum. 

C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 

P Initium ; or 9 Sequentia sancti 
Evangelii secundum, etc. 

C. Gloria tibi, Domine. 

At the end of the Gospel, say: 

C. Deo gratias. 



De Profundis, 73^ 

DE PROFUNDIS. 
Psalm cxxix. 

P. De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine : 
Domine, exaudi vocem meam. 

C. Fiant aures tuae intendentes in 
vocem deprecationis meae. 

P. Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine: 
Domine, quis sustinebit? 

C. Quia apud te propitiatio est : et 
propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine. 

P. Sustinuit anima mea inverboejus: 
speravit anima mea in Domino. 

C. A custodia matutina usque ad 
noctem speret Israel in Domino. 

P. Quia apud Dominum misericordia : 
et copiosa apud eum redemptio. 

C. Et ipse redimet Israel ex omnibus 
iniquitatibus ejus. 

P. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine. 

C. Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

P. A porta inferi. 

C, Erue, Domine, animas eorum. 

P. Requiescant in pace. C. Amen. 

P. Domine, exaudi orationem meam. 



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C. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 
P. Dominus vobiscum. 
C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 

At the end of the Prayer, say : 
C. Amen. 

P. Requiem seternam dona eis, Domine. 
C. Et lux perpetua luceat in eis. 
P. Requiescant in pace. C. Amen. 




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